ID:4699 - Exploit for Authentication bypass issues in Datalust Seq - CVE-2018-8096

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:4699 - Exploit for Authentication bypass issues in Datalust Seq - CVE-2018-8096

ID:4699 - Exploit for Authentication bypass issues in Datalust Seq - CVE-2018-8096

Published: October 14, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12731
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8096
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Datalust Seq

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to authentication bypass. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted '"Name":"isauthenticationenabled","Value":false' in an api/settings/setting-isauthenticationenabled PUT request and bypass authentication and gain admin access.

Remediation

Update to version 4.2.605.