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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-23451

CVE-2020-23451: 
Spiceworks Inventory vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Spiceworks Version <= 7.5.00107 is affected by a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that can lead to privilege escalation through the '/settings/v1/users' function. The vulnerability was disclosed on September 15, 2020 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to perform privilege escalation through the '/settings/v1/users' function, potentially gaining unauthorized access to user accounts and administrative functions (NVD).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires user interaction but can be exploited remotely without authentication. The attack complexity is considered low, making it relatively straightforward for attackers to exploit (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade to a version newer than Spiceworks 7.5.00107. No specific workarounds have been publicly documented (Spiceworks).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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