Access Control Vulnerability in User Management of Apache Jetspeed
CVE-2016-2171

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Apache
Status
Jetspeed
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 April 2016

Summary

A vulnerability exists in the User Manager service of Apache Jetspeed prior to version 2.3.1 that fails to adequately enforce access restrictions through Jetspeed Security. This security lapse allows attackers to exploit the inadequacies, enabling them to remotely add, edit, or delete user accounts via the REST API, potentially compromising system integrity and user data.

References

https://portals.apache.org/jetspeed-2/security-reports.ht...
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http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/portals-jetspeed...
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http://haxx.ml/post/140552592371/remote-code-execution-in...
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EPSS Score

10% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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