Privilege escalation in Kunena for Joomla!



Published: 2018-07-16
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID N/A
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Local network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor The Kunena Project

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU13874

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to unspecified flaw. An adjacent attacker can gain full privileges on a users uploaded attachments.

Mitigation

Update to version 5.1.2.

Vulnerable software versions

Kunena: 5.0.0 - 5.1.1

External links

http://www.kunena.org/blog/194-kunena-5-1-2-released


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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