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Improper Access Control

CVE-2015-6478

Medium
6.8/10

Summary

Unitronics VisiLogic OPLC IDE before 9.8.02 does not properly restrict access to ActiveX controls, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted web site.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL

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