CVE-2005-1708

Description

templates.admin.users.user_form_processing in Blue Coat Reporter before 7.1.2 allows authenticated users to gain administrator privileges via an HTTP POST that sets volatile.user.administrator to true.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.91% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/15452	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111695726810435&w=2	mailing list
http://www.bluecoat.com/support/knowledge/advisory_reporter_711_vulnerabilities.html	patch
http://www.osvdb.org/16763	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13723	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0589	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1708?: CVE-2005-1708 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1708?: To fix CVE-2005-1708, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-1708 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-1708 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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