CVE-2005-1708 Privilege escalation in n/a
Authenticated users can escalate to administrator privileges by manipulating an HTTP POST parameter in Blue Coat Reporter.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-1708?
CVE-2005-1708 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 May 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
templates.admin.users.user_form_processing in Blue Coat Reporter before 7.1.2 allows authenticated users to gain administrator privileges via an HTTP POST that sets volatile.user.administrator to true.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1708?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bluecoat Reporter.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1708?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1708 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-1708 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1708 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-97j5-6m35-hqwf.