CVE-2014-125054 koroket RedditOnRails Vote access control

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass access controls to manipulate votes in the RedditOnRails web application, requiring a patch to secure the Vote Handler.

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-2014-125054?

CVE-2014-125054 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in koroket RedditOnRails, published on 7 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in koroket RedditOnRails. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Vote Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. The attack can be initiated remotely. The patch is identified as 7f3c7407d95d532fcc342b00d68d0ea09ca71030. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-217594 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-125054?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Reddit-on-Rails Project Reddit-on-Rails.

How do I fix CVE-2014-125054?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-125054 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-2014-125054 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-125054 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6mjm-3w8w-26jh.

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