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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-11-24T07:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:43:57.812Z

Reserved: 2017-11-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-16935

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-11-24T07:29:00.303

Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223

Link: CVE-2017-16935

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