CVE-2006-4901 Missing authorization in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can spoof alerts and conduct replay attacks by invoking eTSAPISend.exe with arbitrary arguments due to missing authorization checks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-4901?

CVE-2006-4901 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Computer Associates (CA) eTrust Security Command Center 1.0 and r8 up to SP1 CR2, and eTrust Audit 1.5 and r8, allows remote attackers to spoof alerts and conduct replay attacks by invoking eTSAPISend.exe with the desired arguments.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4901?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Broadcom Etrust Audit Client, Broadcom Etrust Audit Datatools, Broadcom Etrust Audit Policy Manager, Broadcom Etrust Security Command Center.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4901?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4901 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2006-4901 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4901 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x2p9-9v87-p988.

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