SB2018022112 - Security restrictions bypass in Quality Open Software slf4j
Published: February 21, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018022112
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8088)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass access restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists in the org.slf4j.ext.EventData class due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input, bypass access restrictions and gain unauthorized access to perform further attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.