Business Objects WebIntelligence Access Control Bypass File Deletion Vulnerability

BID:11208

Info

Business Objects WebIntelligence Access Control Bypass File Deletion Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 11208
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2004-0533
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 17 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 07:06AM
Credit: Discovery of this issue is credited to Corsaire Limited.
Vulnerable: Business Objects WebIntelligence 2.7.4
Business Objects WebIntelligence 2.7.3
Business Objects WebIntelligence 2.7.2
Business Objects WebIntelligence 2.7.1
Business Objects WebIntelligence 2.7
Business Objects InfoView 5.1.8
Business Objects InfoView 5.1.7
Business Objects InfoView 5.1.6
Business Objects InfoView 5.1.5
Business Objects InfoView 5.1.4
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Business Objects WebIntelligence Access Control Bypass File Deletion Vulnerability

It is reported that WebIntelligence is susceptible to an access control bypass vulnerability allowing for the deletion of files from the application.

This vulnerability is reported to exist as access controls are only enforced on the client. The server fails to enforce access control restriction and allows delete requests to succeed when they are not authorized.

Only authenticated users are able to exploit this vulnerability.

Exploit / POC

Business Objects WebIntelligence Access Control Bypass File Deletion Vulnerability

No exploit is required to leverage this issue.

Solution / Fix

Business Objects WebIntelligence Access Control Bypass File Deletion Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released patches dealing with this issue. Users are recommended to contact the vendor for patch and update availability.

References

Business Objects WebIntelligence Access Control Bypass File Deletion Vulnerability

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