CVE-2018-5756 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated users can delete arbitrary tasks due to missing folder-to-object association checks in the backend API.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-5756?
CVE-2018-5756 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite, published on 15 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The backend component in Open-Xchange OX App Suite before 7.6.3-rev36, 7.8.x before 7.8.2-rev39, 7.8.3 before 7.8.3-rev44, and 7.8.4 before 7.8.4-rev22 does not properly check for folder-to-object association, which allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary tasks via the task id in a delete action to api/tasks.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5756?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5756?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5756 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-2018-5756 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5756 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3vjv-6jp4-c68f.