Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in znc (Alpine package)

Published: 2019-08-15

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2019-12816
CWE-ID	CWE-264
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	znc (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU32011

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12816

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

Modules.cpp in ZNC before 1.7.4-rc1 allows remote authenticated non-admin users to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code by loading a module with a crafted name.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

znc (Alpine package): 1.7.0-r0 - 1.7.1-r3

CPE2.3

External links

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.