Improper access control in ElasTest - CVE-2020-2272
Published: September 16, 2020 / Updated: May 3, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46955
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2272
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 the affected plugin does not perform a permission check in a method implementing form validation. A remote user with Overall/Read permission can connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials.
Affected software
ElasTest
How to mitigate CVE-2020-2272
Install update from vendor's website.
ElasTest - update to 1.2.2