CVE-2019-6961 Missing authorization in n/a
A logged-in user can modify privileged network configurations like DDNS and QoS by bypassing access controls in the RDK WebUI backend.
- 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-2019-6961?
CVE-2019-6961 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jun 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect access control in actionHandlerUtility.php in the RDK RDKB-20181217-1 WebUI module allows a logged in user to control DDNS, QoS, RIP, and other privileged configurations (intended only for the network operator) by sending an HTTP POST to the PHP backend, because the page filtering for non-superuser (in header.php) is done only for GET requests and not for direct AJAX calls.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6961?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rdkcentral Rdkb Ccsppandm.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6961?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6961 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-2019-6961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xm7h-r43h-8xg2.