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Improper Privilege Management

CVE-2019-12617

Low
2.7/10

Summary

In SilverStripe before 4.3.5 and before 4.4.4, there is access escalation for CMS users with limited access through permission cache pollution.

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

CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

An effective privilege management infrastructure provides valid users with required access and privileges across heterogeneous technology environments. An application with a faulty privilege management infrastructure allows higher than authorized privileges or enables privilege escalation. This can lead to security incidents such as system infiltration, data breach, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published