SB2018040702 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Etherpad

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SB2018040702 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Etherpad

Published: April 7, 2018 Updated: July 17, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2018040702
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9325)

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

Etherpad 1.5.x and 1.6.x before 1.6.4 allows an attacker to export all the existing pads of an instance without knowledge of pad names.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9327)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Etherpad 1.5.x and 1.6.x before 1.6.4 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server. The instance has to be configured to use a document database (DirtyDB, CouchDB, MongoDB, or RethinkDB).


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References