# CVE-2018-1000547: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers can access unauthorized contact records in coreBOS due to incorrect access control, exposing sensitive customer data.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Jun 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fqrq-8c5q-mpcp

## What is CVE-2018-1000547?

CVE-2018-1000547 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

coreBOS version 7.0 and earlier contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in Module: Contacts that can result in The error allows you to access records that you have no permissions to. .

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000547?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Corebos Corebos.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1000547?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1000547 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-1000547 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000547 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-4446](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4446/): PHP Remote File Inclusion in tsolucio/corebos (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-3074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3074/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in tsolucio/corebos (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2023-1527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1527/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in tsolucio/corebos (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2023-48029](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48029/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-3069](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3069/): Unverified Password Change in tsolucio/corebos (high 7.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1000547 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1000547 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000547 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2018-1000547/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000547/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000547
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000547
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1000547

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