CVE-2005-1816 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Non-root administrators can escalate privileges to root admin group via the user management interface in Invision Power Board.

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-2005-1816?

CVE-2005-1816 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jun 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Invision Power Board (IPB) 1.0 through 2.0.4 allows non-root admins to add themselves or other users to the root admin group via the "Move users in this group to" screen.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1816?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Invision Power Services Invision Board.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1816?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1816 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-1816 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1816 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w2q7-6x9x-5h9v.

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