CVE-2007-5441 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated users can bypass permission checks to perform administrative actions like adding users or reading logs.
- 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-2007-5441?
CVE-2007-5441 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, published on 14 Oct 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CMS Made Simple 1.1.3.1 does not check the permissions assigned to users in some situations, which allows remote authenticated users to perform some administrative actions, as demonstrated by (1) adding a user via a direct request to admin/adduser.php and (2) reading the admin log via an "admin/adminlog.php?page=1" request.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5441?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5441?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5441 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-2007-5441 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5441 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jg6w-qr2p-jj2x.