admin/Auth in OpenKM 5.1.7 and other versions before 5.1.8-2 does...

Vulnerability Description

admin/Auth in OpenKM 5.1.7 and other versions before 5.1.8-2 does not properly enforce privileges for changing user roles, which allows remote authenticated users to assign administrator privileges to arbitrary users via the userEdit action.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/23/6
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51250
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0007.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/23/8
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0021.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/13
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72112
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/27/6
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47424
• http://osvdb.org/78105