VDB-69348 · CVE-2014-2862 · VU#437385

PaperThin Commonspot Content Server up to 8.0.0 Authorization access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PaperThin Commonspot Content Server up to 8.0.0. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Authorization. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-2862. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in PaperThin Commonspot Content Server up to 8.0.0. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Authorization. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PaperThin CommonSpot before 7.0.2 and 8.x before 8.0.3 does not check authorization in unspecified situations, which allows remote authenticated users to perform actions via unknown vectors.

The weakness was presented 04/15/2014 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-2862 since 04/15/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73611 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 8.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (73611). See VDB-69360, VDB-69359, VDB-69358 and VDB-69357 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

PaperThin

Name

Commonspot Content Server

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 73611
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Commonspot Content Server 8.0.1

Timelineinfo

04/15/2014 🔍
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04/15/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/25/2015 +344 days 🔍
05/10/2026 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-2862 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2862
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69348
CERT: 🔍
SecurityFocus: 66813

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 05/10/2026 18:52
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (46), 03/03/2018 08:02 (6), 03/15/2022 08:58 (4), 08/20/2024 01:58 (15), 05/10/2026 18:52 (1)
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