CVE-2020-15877 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in LibreNMS

High 8.8 Published Updated

Normal users can bypass access controls to perform administrative actions due to incorrect middleware configuration in LibreNMS.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-15877?

CVE-2020-15877 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Librenms Librenms, published on 21 Jul 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in LibreNMS before 1.65.1. It has insufficient access control for normal users because of "'guard' => 'admin'" instead of "'middleware' => ['can:admin']" in routes/web.php.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15877?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including librenms/librenms. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
librenms/librenms PackagistAll versions1.65.1
librenms/librenms PackagistAll versions1.65.1

Products include Librenms Librenms.

How do I fix CVE-2020-15877?

Upgrade librenms/librenms to 1.65.1 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2020-15877 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15877 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-3c33-3465-fhx2.

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