CVE-2019-18642 Business logic in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can take over any account, including administrators, by tampering with user ID parameters during profile updates due to lack of validation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-18642?

CVE-2019-18642 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Rock RMS version before 8.6 is vulnerable to account takeover by tampering with the user ID parameter in the profile update feature. The lack of validation and use of sequential user IDs allows any user to change account details of any other user. This vulnerability could be used to change the email address of another account, even the administrator account. Upon changing another account's email address, performing a password reset to the new email address could allow an attacker to take over any account.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18642?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sparkdevnetwork Rock Rms.

How do I fix CVE-2019-18642?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18642 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-18642 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18642 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8r69-p3hj-6c77.

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