Quassel IRC 0.9.0/0.9.1 access control

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Quassel IRC 0.9.0/0.9.1 (Chat Software). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Quassel core (server daemon) in Quassel IRC before 0.9.2 does not properly verify the user ID when accessing user backlogs, which allows remote authenticated users to read other users backlogs via the bufferid in (1) 16/select_buffer_by_id.sql, (2) 16/select_buffer_by_id.sql, and (3) 16/select_buffer_by_id.sql in core/SQL/PostgreSQL/.

The weakness was published 12/09/2013 by Andrew (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-6404 since 11/04/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75243 (openSUSE Security Update : quassel (openSUSE-SU-2013:1929-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 0.9.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (89377) and Tenable (75243).

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 75243
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : quassel (openSUSE-SU-2013:1929-1)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IRC 0.9.1
Patch: github.com

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11/04/2013 🔍
11/27/2013 +23 days 🔍
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11/28/2013 +1 days 🔍
12/09/2013 +11 days 🔍
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02/04/2014 +57 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +129 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +284 days 🔍
01/11/2022 +2485 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Researcher: Andrew
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-6404 (🔍)
X-Force: 89377
Vulnerability Center: 43130 - Quassel IRC Before 0.9.2 Information Disclosure Vulnerability via a Malicious Client, Medium
SecurityFocus: 63980 - Quassel IRC CVE-2013-6404 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 55640 - Quassel IRC Backlog Access Bypass Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 100432

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Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/11/2022 11:16
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (66), 05/20/2017 10:18 (6), 01/11/2022 11:09 (3), 01/11/2022 11:16 (1)
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