Privilege Escalation in NiterForum 2.5.0-beta via SSO API
CVE-2022-38935 Published on February 15, 2023

An issue was discovered in NiterForum version 2.5.0-beta in /src/main/java/cn/niter/forum/api/SsoApi.java and /src/main/java/cn/niter/forum/controller/AdminController.java, allows attackers to gain escalated privileges.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2022-38935 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2022-38935. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is an Authorization Vulnerability?

The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

CVE-2022-38935 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.


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Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.29%
Percentile
52.75%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.