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Zammad CVE-2022-40817

MEDIUM
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE-732)
2022-09-27 cve@mitre.org
Information Disclosure Zammad
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Sep 27, 2022 - 23:15 nvd
MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionNVD

Zammad 5.2.1 has a fine-grained permission model that allows to configure read-only access to tickets. However, agents were still wrongly able to perform some operations on such tickets, like adding and removing links, tags. and related answers. This issue has been fixed in 5.2.2.

AnalysisAI

Zammad 5.2.1 has a fine-grained permission model that allows to configure read-only access to tickets. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Permission Assignment (CWE-732), which allows attackers to access resources due to misconfigured permissions. Zammad 5.2.1 has a fine-grained permission model that allows to configure read-only access to tickets. However, agents were still wrongly able to perform some operations on such tickets, like adding and removing links, tags. and related answers. This issue has been fixed in 5.2.2. Affected products include: Zammad.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Review and restrict file/resource permissions, apply principle of least privilege.

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