CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls, page 97
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Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.
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- –CVE-2008-3825EPSS 0.4%
pam_krb5 2.2.14 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and earlier, when the existing_ticket option is enabled, uses incorrect privileges when reading a Kerberos credential cache, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the KR…
- –CVE-2008-3542EPSS 3.5%
Unspecified vulnerability in HP Insight Diagnostics before 7.9.1.2402 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unknown vectors.
- –CVE-2008-4341ExploitEPSS 2.5%
add.php in MyBlog 0.9.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting a cookie with admin=yes and login=admin.
- –CVE-2008-4339EPSS 2.1%
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Administration GUI (jnbSA) in Symantec Veritas NetBackup Server and NetBackup Enterprise Server 5.1 before MP7, 6.0 before MP7, and 6.5 before 6.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges…
- –CVE-2008-4334ExploitEPSS 2.3%
PHP infoBoard V.7 Plus allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the infouser cookie to 1.
- –CVE-2008-4210ExploitEPSS 2.2%
fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a file, which allows local users to gain the privileges of a different group, and obtain sensitive information or possibly …
- –CVE-2008-4297EPSS 2.7%
Mercurial before 1.0.2 does not enforce the allowpull permission setting for a pull operation from hgweb, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files from a repository via an "hg pull" request.
- –CVE-2008-4294EPSS 0.4%
IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop 2.1 before 2.1.0.5 preserves cached user privileges after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation, as demonstrated by a root session that is st…
- –CVE-2008-4195EPSS 2.0%
Opera before 9.52 does not properly restrict the ability of a framed web page to change the address associated with a different frame, which allows remote attackers to trigger the display of an arbitrary address in a frame via unspecified …
- –CVE-2008-3528EPSS 0.5%
The error-reporting functionality in (1) fs/ext2/dir.c, (2) fs/ext3/dir.c, and possibly (3) fs/ext4/dir.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.26.5 does not limit the number of printk console messages that report directory corruption, which allows phys…
- –CVE-2008-4245ExploitEPSS 1.9%
The Admin Control Panel in Rianxosencabos CMS 0.9 does not require administrator privileges, which allows remote authenticated users to (1) change a user's privileges, (2) delete a user account, or perform unspecified other administrative …
- –CVE-2008-4060EPSS 4.8%
Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allow remote attackers to create documents that lack script-handling objects, and execute arbitrary code with chrome privileges,…
- –CVE-2008-4059EPSS 5.0%
The XPConnect component in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 allows remote attackers to "pollute XPCNativeWrappers" and execute arbitrary code with chrome privileges via vectors related to a SCRIPT element.
- –CVE-2008-4058EPSS 5.1%
The XPConnect component in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to "pollute XPCNativeWrappers" and execute arbitrary code with chrome privile…
- –CVE-2008-3836EPSS 2.5%
feedWriter in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 allows remote attackers to execute scripts with chrome privileges via vectors related to feed preview and the (1) elem.doCommand, (2) elem.dispatchEvent, (3) _setTitleText, (4) _setTitleImage, …
- –CVE-2008-3835EPSS 2.1%
The nsXMLDocument::OnChannelRedirect function in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and execute arbitrary JavaScript code via u…
- –CVE-2008-4153EPSS 1.3%
The Talk module 5.x before 5.x-1.3 and 6.x before 6.x-1.5, a module for Drupal, does not perform access checks for a node before displaying comments, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
- –CVE-2008-4131ExploitEPSS 0.8%
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 allow local users to gain privileges via vectors related to handling of tags with (1) the -t option and (2) the :tag command in the (a) vi, (b) ex, (c) vedit, (d) view, and (…
- –CVE-2008-4109EPSS 29%
A certain Debian patch for OpenSSH before 4.3p2-9etch3 on etch; before 4.6p1-1 on sid and lenny; and on other distributions such as SUSE uses functions that are not async-signal-safe in the signal handler for login timeouts, which allows r…
- –CVE-2008-4097EPSS 1.9%
MySQL 5.0.51a allows local users to bypass certain privilege checks by calling CREATE TABLE on a MyISAM table with modified (1) DATA DIRECTORY or (2) INDEX DIRECTORY arguments that are associated with symlinks within pathnames for subdirec…
- –CVE-2008-3619EPSS 0.4%
Time Machine in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 uses weak permissions for Time Machine Backup log files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.
- –CVE-2008-3618EPSS 1.7%
The File Sharing pane in the Sharing preference pane in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 does not inform users that the complete contents of their own home directories are shared for their own use, which might allow attackers to leverage…
- –CVE-2008-3609EPSS 0.4%
The kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 does not properly flush cached credentials during recycling (aka purging) of a vnode, which might allow local users to bypass the intended read or write permissions of a file.
- –CVE-2008-2331EPSS 1.5%
Finder in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 does not properly update permission data in the Get Info window after a lock operation that modifies Sharing & Permissions in a filesystem, which might allow local users to leverage weak permiss…
- –CVE-2008-4018EPSS 0.4%
swcons in bos.rte.console in IBM AIX 5.2.0 through 6.1.1 allows local users in the system group to create or overwrite an arbitrary file, and establish weak permissions and root ownership for this file, via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this…
- –CVE-2008-3972EPSS 0.4%
pkcs15-tool in OpenSC before 0.11.6 does not apply security updates to a smart card unless the card's label matches the "OpenSC" string, which might allow physically proximate attackers to exploit vulnerabilities that the card owner expect…
- –CVE-2008-3970EPSS 0.3%
pam_mount 0.10 through 0.45, when luserconf is enabled, does not verify mountpoint and source ownership before mounting a user-defined volume, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a local mount.
- –CVE-2008-3967EPSS 1.4%
moderation.php in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.4.1 does not properly check for moderator privileges, which has unknown impact and remote attack vectors.
- –CVE-2008-3631EPSS 1.9%
Application Sandbox in Apple iPod touch 2.0 through 2.0.2, and iPhone 2.0 through 2.0.2, does not properly isolate third-party applications, which allows attackers to read arbitrary files in a third-party application's sandbox via a differ…
- –CVE-2008-3890EPSS 0.3%
The kernel in FreeBSD 6.3 through 7.0 on amd64 platforms can make an extra swapgs call after a General Protection Fault (GPF), which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering a GPF during the kernel's return from (1) an interrupt…
- –CVE-2008-3924ExploitEPSS 2.3%
The "Make a backup" functionality in Content Management Made Easy (CMME) 1.12 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to discover (1) account names and (2) password ha…
- –CVE-2008-3920EPSS 2.1%
Unspecified vulnerability in BitlBee before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to "recreate" and "hijack" existing accounts via unspecified vectors.
- –CVE-2008-3698EPSS 0.5%
Unspecified vulnerability in the OpenProcess function in VMware Workstation 5.5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000, VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488, VMware Player 1.x before 1.0.8 build 108000, VMware Player 2.x before 2.0.5 bu…
- –CVE-2008-3525EPSS 0.5%
The sbni_ioctl function in drivers/net/wan/sbni.c in the wan subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.26.3 does not check for the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability before processing a (1) SIOCDEVRESINSTATS, (2) SIOCDEVSHWSTATE, (3) SIOCDEVENSLAVE, or (4) …
- –CVE-2008-3876EPSS 0.5%
Apple iPhone 2.0.2, in some configurations, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, and obtain sensitive information or make arbitrary use of the device, via an Emergency Call tap and a Home double-tap…
- –CVE-2008-3875EPSS 0.4%
The kernel in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_90 allows local users to bypass chroot, zones, and the Solaris Trusted Extensions multi-level security policy, and establish a covert communication channel, via unspecified …
- –CVE-2008-3858EPSS 1.9%
The Downlevel DB2RA Support component in IBM DB2 9.1 before Fixpak 4a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (instance crash) via a crafted CONNECT data stream that simulates a V7 client connect request.
- –CVE-2008-3856EPSS 2.4%
The routine infrastructure component in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5 before FP1 on Unix and Linux does not change the ownership of the db2fmp process, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- –CVE-2008-3855EPSS 0.4%
Unspecified vulnerability in the DB2 Administration Server (DAS) in the Core DAS function component in IBM DB2 9.1 before Fixpak 5 allows local users to gain privileges, aka a "FILE CREATION VULNERABILITY." NOTE: this may be the same as CV…
- –CVE-2008-3852EPSS 3.4%
Unspecified vulnerability in the CLR stored procedure deployment from IBM Database Add-Ins for Visual Studio in the Visual Studio Net component in IBM DB2 9.1 before Fixpak 5 and 9.5 before Fixpak 2 allows remote authenticated users to exe…
- –CVE-2008-3747EPSS 2.5%
The (1) get_edit_post_link and (2) get_edit_comment_link functions in wp-includes/link-template.php in WordPress before 2.6.1 do not force SSL communication in the intended situations, which might allow remote attackers to gain administrat…
- –CVE-2008-3745EPSS 1.4%
The Upload module in Drupal 6.x before 6.4 allows remote authenticated users to edit nodes, delete files, and download unauthorized attachments via unspecified vectors.
- –CVE-2008-3742EPSS 2.5%
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the BlogAPI module in Drupal 5.x before 5.10 and 6.x before 6.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, which is not validated.
- –CVE-2008-3778EPSS 1.3%
The remote management interface in SIP Enablement Services (SES) Server in Avaya SIP Enablement Services 5.0, and Communication Manager (CM) 5.0 on the S8300C with SES enabled, proceeds with Core router updates even when a login is invalid…
- –CVE-2008-3728EPSS 1.6%
Web Based Administration in MicroWorld Technologies MailScan 5.6.a espatch 1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to determine the installation path, IP addresses, …
- –CVE-2008-3717EPSS 1.3%
Harmoni before 1.6.0 does not require administrative privileges to list (1) user names or (2) asset ids, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
- –CVE-2008-2936ExploitEPSS 1.0%
Postfix before 2.3.15, 2.4 before 2.4.8, 2.5 before 2.5.4, and 2.6 before 2.6-20080814, when the operating system supports hard links to symlinks, allows local users to append e-mail messages to a file to which a root-owned symlink points,…
- –CVE-2008-2940EPSS 0.4%
The alert-mailing implementation in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7 allows local users to gain privileges and send e-mail messages from the root account via vectors related to the setalerts message, and lack of validation of th…
- –CVE-2008-3681ExploitEPSS 9.5%
components/com_user/models/reset.php in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.5 does not properly validate reset tokens, which allows remote attackers to reset the "first enabled user (lowest id)" password, typically for the administrator.
- –CVE-2008-1668EPSS 4.5%
ftpd.c in (1) wu-ftpd 2.4.2 and (2) ftpd in HP HP-UX B.11.11 assigns uid 0 to the FTP client in certain operating-system misconfigurations in which PAM authentication can succeed even though no passwd entry is available for a user, which a…