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Improper Access Control

CVE-2024-48955

High
8.1/10

Summary

Broken access control in NetAdmin 4.030319 returns data with functionalities on the endpoint that "assembles" the functionalities menus, the return of this call is not encrypted and as the system does not validate the session authorization, an attacker can copy the content of the browser of a user with greater privileges having access to the functionalities of the user that the code was copied.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published