CVE-2010-5108 Missing authorization in trac

What is CVE-2010-5108?

CVE-2010-5108 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 13 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Trac 0.11.6 does not properly check workflow permissions before modifying a ticket. This can be exploited by an attacker to change the status and resolution of tickets without having proper permissions.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5108?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Edgewall Trac.

How do I fix CVE-2010-5108?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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

Is CVE-2010-5108 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5108 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5108, GHSA-pcm6-w2q9-cfq4.