CVE-2017-5930

Description

The AliasHandler component in PostfixAdmin before 3.0.2 allows remote authenticated domain admins to delete protected aliases via the delete parameter to delete.php, involving a missing permission check.

Category

2.7
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 39.86% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceforge.net/p/postfixadmin/mailman/message/35646827/ mailing list third party advisory patch
https://github.com/postfixadmin/postfixadmin/blob/postfixadmin-3.0.2/CHANGELOG.TXT third party advisory release notes
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96142 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00076.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/08/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/postfixadmin/postfixadmin/pull/23 third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/1 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5930?
CVE-2017-5930 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-5930?
To fix CVE-2017-5930, 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-2017-5930 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-5930 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~40% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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