CVE-2016-6342 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2016-6342?

CVE-2016-6342 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 27 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

elog 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to post data as any username in the logbook.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6342?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Elog Project Elog, Fedoraproject Fedora.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6342?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6342 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-2016-6342 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6342 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-qfxm-h9jr-5w92, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6342.