# CVE-2011-4679: Missing authorization in n/a

> Authenticated users can bypass access restrictions to read sensitive report data in vtiger CRM due to improper field status handling.

- **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:** 7 Dec 2011
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vgw6-pfvr-vxpq

## What is CVE-2011-4679?

CVE-2011-4679 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Vtiger Vtiger Crm, published on 7 Dec 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

vtiger CRM before 5.3.0 does not properly recognize the disabled status of a field in the Leads module, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by reading a previously created report.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4679?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vtiger Vtiger Crm.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-4679?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4679 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2011-4679 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Vtiger Vtiger Crm

- [CVE-2020-22807](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-22807/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-3215](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3215/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-3214](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3214/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2009-3250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3250/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2009-3258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3258/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-4679 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-4679 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Vtiger Vtiger Crm, published on 7 Dec 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Vtiger Vtiger Crm. 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-2011-4679/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4679/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4679
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4679
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-4679

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4679/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.