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CVE-2018-10866: Red Hat Certification: Authentication bypass

CVE-2018-10866 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 and affects Red Hat Certification. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction.

Vulnerability description

It was discovered that the /configuration view of redhat-certification 7 does not perform an authorization check and it allows an unauthenticated user to remove a "system" file, that is an xml file with host related information, not belonging to him.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.1 9.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
  • Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
  • Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
  • User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
  • Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: None. No loss of confidentiality.
  • Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
  • Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

Affected products

  • Red Hat Certification: 7.0

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