CVE-2011-4961 Privilege escalation in n/a
Authenticated users with edit permissions can escalate to administrator privileges by manipulating group selection fields in SilverStripe.
- 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-2011-4961?
CVE-2011-4961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Silverstripe Silverstripe, published on 17 Sep 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SilverStripe 2.3.x before 2.3.12 and 2.4.x before 2.4.6 allows remote authenticated users with the EDIT_PERMISSIONS permission to gain administrator privileges via a TreeMultiselectField that includes admin groups when adding a user to the selected groups.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4961?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Silverstripe Silverstripe.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4961?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4961 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-4961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Silverstripe Silverstripe
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j8gq-w53g-9p23.