VDB-221507 · CVE-2017-20179 · GCVE-100-221507

InSTEDD Pollit 2.3.1 tour_controller.rb TourController privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in InSTEDD Pollit 2.3.1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function TourController of the file app/controllers/tour_controller.rb. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-20179. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in InSTEDD Pollit 2.3.1 (Survey Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function TourController of the file app/controllers/tour_controller.rb. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 02/19/2023 as 6ef04f8b5972d5f16f8b86f8b53f62fac68d5498. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-20179. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 2.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 6ef04f8b5972d5f16f8b86f8b53f62fac68d5498 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. The advisory contains the following remark:

Fix possible remote execution code exploit in TourController

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Productinfo

Type

Survey Software

Vendor

InSTEDD

Name

Pollit

Version

2.3.1

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/instedd/pollit/

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Pollit 2.3.2
Patch: 6ef04f8b5972d5f16f8b86f8b53f62fac68d5498

Timelineinfo

02/19/2023 🔍
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03/23/2023 +32 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 6ef04f8b5972d5f16f8b86f8b53f62fac68d5498
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-20179 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-20179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-221507

Entryinfo

Created: 02/19/2023 21:07
Updated: 03/23/2023 12:48
Changes: 02/19/2023 21:07 (45), 03/23/2023 12:48 (2)
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