Privilege escalation in SilverStripe GraphQL Server and SilverStripe recipe-cms
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-6165 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
SilverStripe recipe-cms Web applications / Modules and components for CMS SilverStripe GraphQL Server Server applications / Other server solutions |
| Vendor | SilverStripe |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
EUVDB-ID: #VU31781
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6165
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 the automatic permission checking mechanism does not provide complete protection against lists that are limited. A remote attacker can add records that should fail the permission check to the final result set.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSilverStripe recipe-cms: 4.5.0 - 4.5.2
SilverStripe GraphQL Server: 3.2.0 - 3.2.3
External linkshttp://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/CVE-2020-6165
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
