OSVDB ID: 16763

Title: Blue Coat Reporter Admin Account Creation Privilege Escalation

Info

Disclosure

May 20, 2005

Discovery

May 19, 2005

Dates

Exploit

May 20, 2005

Solution

Unknown

Description

Blue Coat Reporter contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when a regular user submits a POST request to create a new user with administrative privileges. This flaw may lead to a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 7.1.2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Blue Coat

Reporter

7.0
7.1.1

References

Credit

  • Oliver Karow - olivergreyhat.de - Personal Page


Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/16763