CVE-2006-3935 Alkacon OpenCMS Improper Access Control via system/workplace/views/admin/admin-main.jsp
Authenticated users can bypass authorization checks to access administrative functions, allowing privilege escalation and data manipulation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-3935?
CVE-2006-3935 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
system/workplace/views/admin/admin-main.jsp in Alkacon OpenCms before 6.2.2 does not restrict access to administrator functions, which allows remote authenticated users to (1) send broadcast messages to all users (/workplace/broadcast), (2) list all users (/accounts/users), (3) add webusers (/accounts/webusers/new), (4) upload database import and export files (/database/importhttp), (5) upload arbitrary program modules (/modules/modules_import), and (6) read the log file (/workplace/logfileview) by setting the appropriate value for the path parameter in a direct request to admin-main.jsp.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3935?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.opencms:opencms-core. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.opencms:opencms-core Maven | All versions | 6.2.2 |
org.opencms:opencms-core Maven | All versions | 6.2.2 |
Products include Alkacon Opencms.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3935?
Upgrade org.opencms:opencms-core to 6.2.2 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2006-3935 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3935 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v3c3-qr6m-8m7m.