Improper Access Control
CVE-2014-8168
Summary
Red Hat Satellite 6 allows local users to access mongod and delete pulp_database.
- LOW
- LOCAL
- HIGH
- UNCHANGED
- NONE
- LOW
- LOW
- 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