Privilege escalation in EzMaster
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-16767 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
EzMaster Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
| Vendor | Inist-CNRS |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
EUVDB-ID: #VU23461
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16767
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper permission checks by default. A remote authenticated administrator can execute arbitrary commands as root.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsEzMaster: 2.0.1 - 5.2.10
External linkshttp://github.com/Inist-CNRS/ezmaster/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#ezmaster-5211
http://github.com/Inist-CNRS/ezmaster/pull/51
http://github.com/Inist-CNRS/ezmaster/security/advisories/GHSA-g654-5qjf-g6cx
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
