#VU21410 Improper access control in SPIP - CVE-2019-16391
Published: September 29, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21410
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16391
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SPIP
SPIP
Software vendor:
spip.net
spip.net
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions related to ecrire/inc/meta.php and ecrire/inc/securiser_action.php scripts. A remote authenticated website visitor can bypass implemented security restrictions and modify any published content and execute other modifications in the database
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://blog.spip.net/Mise-a-jour-CRITIQUE-de-securite-Sortie-de-SPIP-3-2-5-et-SPIP-3-1-11.html
- https://blog.spip.net/Mise-a-jour-CRITIQUE-de-securite-Sortie-de-SPIP-3-2-5-et-SPIP-3-1-11.html?lang=fr
- https://git.spip.net/SPIP/spip/commit/187952ce85e73b52c2753f2d54fc2c44807b8f79
- https://git.spip.net/SPIP/spip/commit/3cbc758400323ab006c00ea78eacdb8f76aa5f66
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/40