Vulnerability Details 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 the admin password by obtaining account details via a users/search.json request, and then modifying the account via an editUser request.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.094
EPSS Ranking 92.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 9.8
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
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