Zero-day vulnerability in PivotX

Security bypass
CVE-2011-1035

The vulnerability was reported by Hans F. Nordhaug.

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB2011021601 - Security bypass in Pivot

Vulnerable component: PivotX

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1035

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Description:

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in the Reset my password feature. A remote attacker can guess the username and modify the victim's password.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in security bypass on the vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

External links:

http://pivotx.net/page/security
http://forum.pivotx.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1967

About zero-day vulnerabilities

Zero-day vulnerability is an undisclosed vulnerability in software that hackers can exploit to compromise computer programs, gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, penetrate networks, etc. We consider vulnerability a zero-day when there is no solution provided from software vendor and the vulnerability is being actively exploited by malicious actors.

Zero-day candidate is a potential zero-day vulnerability in software which might have been used in targeted attacks, however there is no evidence to support this suggestion.