SB2019060512 - Improper Authentication in Bludit Bludit
Published: June 5, 2019 Updated: July 17, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019060512
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12742)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
Bludit prior to 3.9.1 allows a non-privileged user to change the password of any account, including admin. This occurs because of bl-kernel/admin/controllers/user-password.php Insecure Direct Object Reference (a modified username POST parameter).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.