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.
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.
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.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-38935
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Exploit Probability
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