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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2017-16935 EUVD-2017-8104GHSA-4x38-6389-m4h2

Ametys before 4.0.3 requires authentication only for URIs containing a /cms/ substring, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended ac…

Published Nov 24, 2017 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Ametys before 4.0.3 requires authentication only for URIs containing a /cms/ substring, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a direct request to /plugins/core-ui/servercomm/messages.xml, as demonstrated by changing the admin password by obtaining account details via a users/search.json request, and then modifying the account via an editUser request.

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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