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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2017-20178

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

A vulnerability was found in codiad/codiad versions prior to 2.8.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function "saveJSON" of the file "components/install/process.php". The manipulation of the argument "data" leads to information disclosure. The attack may be launched remotely. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

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

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

Advisory Timeline

  • Published