GHSA-8hw9-22v6-9jr9

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8hw9-22v6-9jr9
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/04/GHSA-8hw9-22v6-9jr9/GHSA-8hw9-22v6-9jr9.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-8hw9-22v6-9jr9
Aliases
Published
2021-04-19T15:14:33Z
Modified
2026-07-08T06:28:55Z
Severity
  • 8.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
Any logged in user could edit any other logged in user.
Details

Impact

Everyone who is running a12n-server.

A new HAL-Form was added to allow editing users. This feature should only have been accessible to admins. Unfortunately, privileges were incorrectly checked allowing any logged in user to make this change.

Patches

Patched in v0.18.2

Database specific
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-269",
        "CWE-863"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2021-04-16T23:04:15Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2021-04-16T22:15:00Z",
    "severity":  "HIGH"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / @curveball/a12n-server

Package

Name
@curveball/a12n-server
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Purl
pkg:npm/%40curveball/a12n-server

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0.18.0
Fixed
0.18.2

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/04/GHSA-8hw9-22v6-9jr9/GHSA-8hw9-22v6-9jr9.json"