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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-16935

Ametys before 4.0.3 requires authentication only for URIs containing a /cms/ substring, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a direct request to /plugins/core-ui/servercomm/messages.xml, as demonstrated by changing…

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 7.66%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Ametys before 4.0.3 requires authentication only for URIs containing a /cms/ substring, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a direct request to /plugins/core-ui/servercomm/messages.xml, as demonstrated by changing the admin password by obtaining account details via a users/search.json request, and then modifying the account via an editUser request.

CVSS 3.0
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
7.66% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
ametys/ametys
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.