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Improper Access Control

CVE-2016-5801

High
7.5/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in OmniMetrix OmniView, Version 1.2. Insufficient password requirements for the OmniView web application may allow an attacker to gain access by brute forcing account passwords.

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