Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Grails

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU43455

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1833

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

VMware SpringSource Grails before 1.3.8, and 2.x before 2.0.2, does not properly restrict data binding, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and modify arbitrary object properties via a crafted request parameter to an application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Grails: 1.1.0 - 2.0.1

External links

http://secunia.com/advisories/51113
http://support.springsource.com/security/cve-2012-1833
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55763

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.