Improper access control in Azure VM Agents - #VU17919
Published: March 7, 2019 / Updated: March 7, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17919
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to missing permissions check in a form validation method in Azure VM Agents Plugin. A remote attacker with Overall/Read access to verify a submitted configuration can obtain sensitive information about the Azure account and configuration.
Note, this vulnerability can be exploited via CSRF attack vector.
Affected software
Azure VM Agents
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
Azure VM Agents - update to 0.8.1