# CVE-2018-1000080: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers can download arbitrary plugins as a normal user, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation in Ajenti.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mc57-hw6g-6hw2, PYSEC-2018-109

## What is CVE-2018-1000080?

CVE-2018-1000080 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Ajenti version version 2 contains a Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Plugins download that can result in The download of any plugins as being a normal user. This attack appear to be exploitable via By knowing how the requisition is made, and sending it as a normal user, the server, in response, downloads the plugin.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000080?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including ajenti-panel. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `ajenti-panel` | PyPI | All versions | None |

Products: Ajenti Ajenti.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1000080?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1000080 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-1000080 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000080 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-1000082](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000082/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-27975](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-27975/): Ajenti has a potential Remote Code Execution (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2018-1000081](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000081/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-1000126](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000126/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2026-35175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35175/): Ajenti has an authorization bypass during custom package installation (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1000080 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1000080 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000080 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- ajenti-panel (PyPI): affected all versions; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000080/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000080/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000080
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000080
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1000080

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000080/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.