Improper access control in Totaljs CMS - #VU20852
Published: September 4, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20852
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Total.js
Affected software:
Totaljs CMS
Totaljs CMS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to broken access control on the API call. A remote authenticated user with limited privileges can get access to resource that did not own by calling the associated API and gain unauthorized access to the application, leading to vertical and horizontal privilege escalation.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.