Vulnerability CVE-2008-2139


Published: 2008-05-12   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
The rootpw plugin in rPath Appliance Platform Agent 2 and 3 does not re-validate requests from a browser with a valid administrator session, including requests to change the password, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to gain privileges and maintain control over the administrator account.

Type:

CWE-264

(Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls)

CVSS2 => (AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.5/10
10/10
2.5/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Adjacent network
High
Single time
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Rpath -> Appliance platform agent 

 References:
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42394
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42393
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0148

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