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Improper Privilege Management

CVE-2019-18623

High
9.8/10

Summary

Escalation of privileges in EnergyCAP 7 through 7.5.6 allows an attacker to access data. If an unauthenticated user clicks on a link on the public dashboard, the resource opens in EnergyCAP with access rights matching the user who created the dashboard.

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

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