Buttercup buttercup-browser-extension Vault access control
Vulnerability Description
A vulnerability was found in Buttercup buttercup-browser-extension up to 0.14.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Vault Handler. The manipulation results in improper access controls. The attack may be performed from a remote location. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been made public and could be used. Upgrading to version 1.0.1 addresses this issue. The patch is identified as 89. Upgrading the affected component is recommended. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Luke Childs
- lukechilds (VulDB User)
- lukechilds (VulDB User)
References
- https://vuldb.com/?id.319969
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.319969
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.628170
- https://github.com/buttercup/buttercup-browser-extension/issues/92
- https://github.com/buttercup/buttercup-browser-extension/issues/92#issuecomment-358449755
- https://github.com/buttercup/buttercup-browser-extension/issues/92#issuecomment-372991430
- https://github.com/buttercup/buttercup-browser-extension/pull/89
- https://github.com/buttercup/buttercup-browser-extension/releases/tag/v1.0.1
Affected Vendor
Buttercup
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