Improper access control in femanager - CVE-2022-44543
Published: November 7, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68994
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44543
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 improper access restrictions in the "usergroup.inList". A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and add new frontend users created by the extension into groups that are restricted
Affected software
femanager
How to mitigate CVE-2022-44543
Install updates from vendor's website.
femanager - addressed in versions 5.5.2, 6.3.3, 7.0.1