#VU12731 Authentication bypass issues in Datalust Seq - CVE-2018-8096
Published: May 15, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12731
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8096
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Datalust Seq
Datalust Seq
Software vendor:
Datalust
Datalust
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.
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.