SQL Injection Vulnerability in Apache VCL's Privilege Management
CVE-2018-11772

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Apache
Status
Vcl
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 July 2019

What is CVE-2018-11772?

Versions 2.1 to 2.5 of Apache VCL have a vulnerability that allows for SQL injection due to the inadequate validation of cookie inputs within the privilege management system. Although other security measures are present, admin level access is necessary to exploit this flaw. Users are highly encouraged to update to version 2.5.1 or later to mitigate this risk. The vulnerability was reported to the Apache VCL project by ADLab of Venustech.

Affected Version(s)

VCL 2.1 through 2.5

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a468c473b4c418307b98...
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ffde9f87d0730ba6d4e1...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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