CVE-2012-4501 Missing authorization in n/a
Remote attackers can leverage the system user account to make arbitrary API calls, such as deleting VMs, due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2012-4501?
CVE-2012-4501 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Apache Cloudstack, published on 26 Oct 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Citrix Cloud.com CloudStack, and Apache CloudStack pre-release, allows remote attackers to make arbitrary API calls by leveraging the system user account, as demonstrated by API calls to delete VMs.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4501?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apache Cloudstack, Citrix Cloudstack.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4501?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4501 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2012-4501 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4501 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-g376-qg9c-3v47.