Improper access control in Fedoraproject Fedora



Published: 2017-06-27 | Updated: 2020-08-08
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-6342
CWE-ID CWE-284
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Electronic Logbook
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Fedoraproject
Stefan Ritt

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU38807

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6342

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

elog 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to post data as any username in the logbook.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 24

Electronic Logbook: 3.1.1 - 24

External links

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1371328
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N4ZQOPXSMJAJIXH5MRPQS2ZISYJPSLQK/


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.



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