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Improper Access Control

CVE-2019-11892

High
8/10

Summary

A potential improper access control vulnerability exists in the JSON-RPC interface of the Bosch Smart Home Controller (SHC) before 9.8.905 that may result in reading or modification of the SHC's configuration or triggering and restoring backups. In order to exploit the vulnerability, the adversary needs to have successfully paired an app or service, which requires user interaction.

  • LOW
  • ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • 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