Security restrictions bypass in SmartAgent - CVE-2021-3165

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Security restrictions bypass in SmartAgent - CVE-2021-3165

Published: January 26, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50037
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3165
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Mission Labs
Affected software:
SmartAgent

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote user with ViewOnly permissions can create an SuperUser account via the "https://demo.localhost.com/#/CampaignManager/users" URL and gain full access to the web application.

The vulnerability was discovered by Orion Hridoy (https://orionhridoy.me/).


How to mitigate CVE-2021-3165

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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