aedes up to 0.34.x LWT improper authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in aedes up to 0.34.x. This affects an unknown part of the component LWT Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-3778. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in aedes up to 0.34.x. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component LWT Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Improper authorization in aedes version <0.35.0 will publish a LWT in a channel when a client is not authorized.

The bug was discovered 08/08/2018. The weakness was published 08/08/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-3778 since 12/27/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• aedes

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• 0.1
• 0.2
• 0.3
• 0.4
• 0.5
• 0.6
• 0.7
• 0.8
• 0.9
• 0.10
• 0.11
• 0.12
• 0.13
• 0.14
• 0.15
• 0.16
• 0.17
• 0.18
• 0.19
• 0.20
• 0.21
• 0.22
• 0.23
• 0.24
• 0.25
• 0.26
• 0.27
• 0.28
• 0.29
• 0.30
• 0.31
• 0.32
• 0.33
• 0.34

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