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Improper Access Control

CVE-2018-14859

High
8.1/10

Summary

Incorrect access control in the password reset component in Odoo Community 11.0 and earlier and Odoo Enterprise 11.0 and earlier allows authenticated users to reset the password of other users by being the first party to use the secure token.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • 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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Advisory Timeline

  • Published