#VU20852 Improper access control in Totaljs CMS 

 

#VU20852 Improper access control in Totaljs CMS

Published: September 4, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU20852
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Totaljs CMS
Software vendor:
Total.js

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to broken access control on the API call. A remote authenticated user with limited privileges can get access to resource that did not own by calling the associated API and gain unauthorized access to the application, leading to vertical and horizontal privilege escalation.


Remediation

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

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