CVE-2022-45172: 
Linux Alpine vulnerability analysis and mitigation

An issue was discovered in LIVEBOX Collaboration vDesk before v018. Broken Access Control can occur under the /api/v1/registration/validateEmail endpoint, the /api/v1/vdeskintegration/user/adduser endpoint, and the /api/v1/registration/changePasswordUser endpoint. The web application is affected by flaws in authorization logic, through which a malicious user (with no privileges) is able to perform privilege escalation to the administrator role, and steal the accounts of any users on the system (NVD).

The vulnerability exists in the authorization logic of multiple API endpoints including /api/v1/registration/validateEmail, /api/v1/vdeskintegration/user/adduser, and /api/v1/registration/changePasswordUser. The CVSS v3.1 score for this vulnerability is 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating severe impact and ease of exploitation (NVD).

The vulnerability allows an unprivileged attacker to perform privilege escalation to gain administrator role access. Additionally, it enables the attacker to compromise and take over the accounts of other users in the system (NVD).

The vulnerability has been fixed in LIVEBOX Collaboration vDesk version v018. Users should upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk (NVD).