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Improper Access Control

CVE-2015-2816

High
7.5/10

Summary

The XcListener in SAP Afaria 7.0.6001.5 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted request, aka SAP Security Note 2134905.

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  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
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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

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