# CVE-2010-3896: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can modify server configuration without authentication due to missing authorization in the ESSearchApplication directory tree.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Nov 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-72qp-74c2-m684

## What is CVE-2010-3896?

CVE-2010-3896 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Nov 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The ESSearchApplication directory tree in IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition 8.x and 9.x does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to modify the server configuration via a request to palette.do.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3896?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Omnifind.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-3896?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-3896 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3896 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2010-3894](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3894/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-3893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3893/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2010-3895](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3895/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2010-4236](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4236/): Privilege escalation in n/a (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2010-3891](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3891/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-3896 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-3896 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Nov 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3896 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-2010-3896/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3896/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3896
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3896
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-3896

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