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Improper Access Control

CVE-2023-43847

Medium
5.3/10

Summary

Incorrect access control in the outlet control function of web interface in Aten PE6208 2.3.228 and 2.4.232 allows remote authenticated users to control all the outlets as if they were the administrator via HTTP POST requests.

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

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