# CVE-2006-7241: Missing authorization in n/a

> Authenticated users can bypass access restrictions in IBM FileNet P8 Image Viewer due to improper ACL handling when permissions are denied.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Sep 2010
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9p8f-m497-5g6q

## What is CVE-2006-7241?

CVE-2006-7241 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Sep 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Image Viewer component in IBM FileNet P8 Application Engine (P8AE) 3.5.1 before 3.5.1-002 removes a user from an ACL when the user is denied all permissions for an annotation, which might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-7241?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Filenet P8 Application Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-7241?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-7241 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-7241 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-7241 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-5002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-5002/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2010-3473](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3473/): Open redirect in n/a (medium 5.8)
- [CVE-2009-4999](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4999/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2009-5000](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-5000/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2010-3470](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3470/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-7241 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-7241 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Sep 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-7241 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7241/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7241/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-7241
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7241
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-7241

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