Input validation error in BIGACE - CVE-2012-5173
Published: November 23, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43309
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5173
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: bigace.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
BIGACE
BIGACE
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Session fixation vulnerability in BIGACE before 2.7.8 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via unspecified vectors. Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/384.html 'CWE-384: Session Fixation'
How to mitigate CVE-2012-5173
Install update from vendor's website.