Improper access control in ATutor - CVE-2019-16114
Published: September 9, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20950
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16114
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in install/include/header.php. A remote non-authenticated attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the application, upload files to the server and compromise the entire system.
Affected software
ATutor
How to mitigate CVE-2019-16114
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Note, this software is no longer maintained by the developer.