CVE-2012-2315

Description

admin/Auth in OpenKM 5.1.7 and other versions before 5.1.8-2 does not properly enforce privileges for changing user roles, which allows remote authenticated users to assign administrator privileges to arbitrary users via the userEdit action.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.84% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/23/6 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/2 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51250 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0007.html mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/23/8 mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0021.html mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/13 mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72112 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/27/6 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/47424 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/78105 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2315?
CVE-2012-2315 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2315?
To fix CVE-2012-2315, 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-2012-2315 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2315 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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