CVE-2008-4506 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A place manager can improperly demote or delete superuser groups, leading to privilege escalation and security bypass in IBM Lotus Quickr.

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

What is CVE-2008-4506?

CVE-2008-4506 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Oct 2008. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Lotus Quickr 8.1 before Fix pack 1 (8.1.0.1) allows a place manager to "demote or delete a place superuser group" via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4506?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Lotus Quickr.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4506?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4506 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-4506 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4506 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cvr2-ccpf-5p55.

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