Vulnerability · Published Jun 4, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-11679
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.0% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 19.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Castel NextGen DVR v1.0.0 is vulnerable to privilege escalation through the Adminstrator/Users/Edit/:UserId functionality. Adminstrator/Users/Edit/:UserId fails to check that the request was submitted by an Administrator. This allows a normal user to escalate their privileges by adding additional roles to their account.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.securitymetrics.com/blog/attackers-known-unknown-authorization-bypass x_refsource_MISC
- 20200605 Castel NextGen DVR multiple CVEs mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157954/Castel-NextGen-DVR-1.0.0-Bypass-CSRF-Disclosure.html x_refsource_MISC