Improper access control in SPIP - CVE-2019-16391

 

Improper access control in SPIP - CVE-2019-16391

Published: September 29, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21410
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16391
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: spip.net
Affected software:
SPIP

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions related to ecrire/inc/meta.php and ecrire/inc/securiser_action.php scripts. A remote authenticated website visitor can bypass implemented security restrictions and modify any published content and execute other modifications in the database


How to mitigate CVE-2019-16391

Install updates from vendor's website.

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