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Improper Access Control

CVE-2018-7364

High
9.8/10

Summary

All versions up to ZXINOS-RESV1.01.43 of the ZTE ZXIN10 product European region are impacted by improper access control vulnerability. Due to improper access control to devcomm process, an unauthorized remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

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

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