CVE-2014-1685 Missing authorization in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Remote Zabbix Admin users can modify media settings for arbitrary users due to missing authorization checks in the frontend.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2014-1685?

CVE-2014-1685 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 8 May 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Frontend in Zabbix before 1.8.20rc2, 2.0.x before 2.0.11rc2, and 2.2.x before 2.2.2rc1 allows remote "Zabbix Admin" users to modify the media of arbitrary users via unspecified vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1685?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Zabbix Zabbix.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1685?

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-2014-1685 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1685 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1685, GHSA-8jhf-8qjr-8c39.

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