atheme up to 7.2.6 Anope Flag modules/chanserv/flags.c access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in atheme up to 7.2.6. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file modules/chanserv/flags.c of the component Anope Flag Handler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-9773. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in atheme up to 7.2.6. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file modules/chanserv/flags.c of the component Anope Flag Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

modules/chanserv/flags.c in Atheme before 7.2.7 allows remote attackers to modify the Anope FLAGS behavior by registering and dropping the (1) LIST, (2) CLEAR, or (3) MODIFY keyword nicks.

The weakness was shared 06/13/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-9773 since 05/03/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91207 (openSUSE Security Update : atheme (openSUSE-2016-590)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168851 (OpenSuSE Security Update for atheme (openSUSE-SU-2016:1312-1)).

Upgrading to version 7.2.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (91207). The entry VDB-87912 is related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 91207
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : atheme (openSUSE-2016-590)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: atheme 7.2.7
Patch: github.com

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05/03/2016 🔍
05/17/2016 +14 days 🔍
05/18/2016 +1 days 🔍
06/13/2016 +26 days 🔍
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06/14/2016 +1 days 🔍
08/23/2022 +2261 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: c597156adc60a45b5f827793cd420945f47bc03b
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-9773 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9773
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87884
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/14/2016 09:10
Updated: 08/23/2022 12:33
Changes: 06/14/2016 09:10 (58), 01/19/2019 14:44 (11), 08/23/2022 12:33 (4)
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