Vulnerability CVE-2016-1587


Published: 2019-04-22

Description:
The Snapweb interface before version 0.21.2 was exposing controls to install or remove snap packages without controlling the identity of the user, nor the origin of the connection. An attacker could have used the controls to remotely add a valid, but malicious, snap package, from the Store, potentially using system resources without permission from the legitimate administrator of the system.

Type:

CWE-284

(Improper Access Control)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Snapweb -> Snapweb 

 References:
https://github.com/snapcore/snapweb/commit/3f4cf9403f7687fbc8e27c0e01b2cf6aa5e7e0d5

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