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Improper Access Control

CVE-2024-8779

High
8.8/10

Summary

OMFLOW from The SYSCOM Group does not properly restrict access to the system settings modification functionality, allowing remote attackers with regular privileges to update system settings or create accounts with administrator privileges, thereby gaining control of the server.

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