#VU38807 Improper access control in Fedora and Electronic Logbook - CVE-2016-6342

Vulnerability identifier: #VU38807

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6342

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Electronic Logbook
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Fedoraproject
Stefan Ritt

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

elog 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to post data as any username in the logbook.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 24

Electronic Logbook: 3.1.1 - 24

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External links
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1371328
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N4ZQOPXSMJAJIXH5MRPQS2ZISYJPSLQK/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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