Improper Access Control in HPE Helion Eucalyptus
CVE-2016-8520

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

HP
Status
Helion Eucalyptus
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 February 2018

What is CVE-2016-8520?

HPE Helion Eucalyptus versions up to 4.3.0 exhibit a flaw in permission verification that may allow authenticated users with S3 access to retrieve versioned objects and ACLs without proper checks. This misconfiguration could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, highlighting the importance of robust access control mechanisms.

Affected Version(s)

Helion Eucalyptus v4.3.0 and earlier

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95369
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https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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