SB2018031336 - Authentication bypass in Datalust Seq
Published: March 13, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018031336
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) Authentication bypass issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8096)
CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
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 attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to authentication bypass. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted '"Name":"isauthenticationenabled","Value":false' in an api/settings/setting-isauthenticationenabled PUT request and bypass authentication and gain admin access.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.