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Improper Access Control

CVE-2015-6848

High
8.5/10

Summary

EMC Isilon OneFS 7.1.x before 7.1.1.5, 7.2.0.x before 7.2.0.3, and 7.2.1.x before 7.2.1.1, when the RFC 2307 feature is configured but SFU is not universally present, allows remote authenticated AD users to obtain root privileges via unspecified vectors.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • SINGLE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE

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