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Improper Access Control

CVE-2024-37386

Medium
4.2/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in Stormshield Network Security (SNS) 4.0.0 through 4.3.25, 4.4.0 through 4.7.5, and 4.8.0. Certain manipulations allow restarting in single-user mode despite the activation of secure boot. The following versions fix this: 4.3.27, 4.7.6, and 4.8.2.

  • HIGH
  • PHYSICAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

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