Improper Authentication in Dotclear - CVE-2014-3781
Published: June 11, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41556
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3781
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Dotclear
Affected software:
Dotclear
Dotclear
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The dcXmlRpc::setUser method in nc/core/class.dc.xmlrpc.php in Dotclear before 2.6.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an empty password in an XML-RPC request.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-3781
Install update from vendor's website.