CVE-2014-5040 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2014-5040?

CVE-2014-5040 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jan 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

HP Helion Eucalyptus 4.1.x before 4.1.2 and HPE Helion Eucalyptus 4.2.x before 4.2.1 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify arbitrary (1) access key credentials by leveraging knowledge of a key ID or (2) signing certificates by leveraging knowledge of a certificate ID.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5040?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Eucalyptus Eucalyptus.

How do I fix CVE-2014-5040?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5040 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-2014-5040 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5040 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2013-4767 Unspecified vulnerability in Eucalyptus before 3.3.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors. Critical 10.0
• CVE-2016-8520 Missing authorization in Helion Eucalyptus High 8.8
• CVE-2016-8528 Privilege escalation in Helion Eucalyptus High 8.8
• CVE-2015-6861 Auth bypass in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2012-3240 Privilege escalation in n/a High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-8q5v-369h-cv24.