CWE-306
AllowedMissing Authentication for Critical Function
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.
3437 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-XGRG-CW4V-4H6G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-13 12:31 – Updated: 2025-05-13 12:31A vulnerability has been identified in Desigo CC (All versions if access from Installed Clients to Desigo CC server is allowed from networks outside of a highly protected zone), Desigo CC (All versions if access from Installed Clients to Desigo CC server is only allowed within highly protected zones). The affected server application fails to authenticate specific client requests. Modification of the client binary could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries on the server database via the event port (default: 4998/tcp)
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-23815"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-13T10:15:20Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability has been identified in Desigo CC (All versions if access from Installed Clients to Desigo CC server is allowed from networks outside of a highly protected zone), Desigo CC (All versions if access from Installed Clients to Desigo CC server is only allowed within highly protected zones). The affected server application fails to authenticate specific client requests. Modification of the client binary could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries on the server database via the event port (default: 4998/tcp)",
"id": "GHSA-xgrg-cw4v-4h6g",
"modified": "2025-05-13T12:31:35Z",
"published": "2025-05-13T12:31:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23815"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-523418.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-XGRX-XPV2-6VP4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-09 22:15 – Updated: 2024-03-14 21:54Apache ActiveMQ uses LocateRegistry.createRegistry() to create the JMX RMI registry and binds the server to the "jmxrmi" entry. It is possible to connect to the registry without authentication and call the rebind method to rebind jmxrmi to something else. If an attacker creates another server to proxy the original, and bound that, he effectively becomes a man in the middle and is able to intercept the credentials when an user connects. Upgrade to Apache ActiveMQ 5.15.12.
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"affected": [
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.apache.activemq:activemq-parent"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
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"fixed": "5.15.12"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-13920"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2021-04-05T23:04:50Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2020-09-10T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Apache ActiveMQ uses LocateRegistry.createRegistry() to create the JMX RMI registry and binds the server to the \"jmxrmi\" entry. It is possible to connect to the registry without authentication and call the rebind method to rebind jmxrmi to something else. If an attacker creates another server to proxy the original, and bound that, he effectively becomes a man in the middle and is able to intercept the credentials when an user connects. Upgrade to Apache ActiveMQ 5.15.12.",
"id": "GHSA-xgrx-xpv2-6vp4",
"modified": "2024-03-14T21:54:17Z",
"published": "2022-02-09T22:15:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13920"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/359ae4b"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/48cd61d"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/58382283330f7c7b110c7afd8ef4ca2648786532"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/b7dca5e"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/activemq"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-7400"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r946488fb942fd35c6a6e0359f52504a558ed438574a8f14d36d7dcd7%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r946488fb942fd35c6a6e0359f52504a558ed438574a8f14d36d7dcd7@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb2fd3bf2dce042e0ab3f3c94c4767c96bb2e7e6737624d63162df36d%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb2fd3bf2dce042e0ab3f3c94c4767c96bb2e7e6737624d63162df36d@%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00013.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00013.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-13920-announcement.txt"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"summary": "Improper Authentication in Apache ActiveMQ"
}
GHSA-XGXC-757P-24W9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-25 00:00 – Updated: 2022-03-05 00:00Emerson OpenEnterprise versions through 3.3.4 may allow an attacker to run an arbitrary commands with system privileges or perform remote code execution via a specific communication service.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-10640"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-02-24T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Emerson OpenEnterprise versions through 3.3.4 may allow an attacker to run an arbitrary commands with system privileges or perform remote code execution via a specific communication service.",
"id": "GHSA-xgxc-757p-24w9",
"modified": "2022-03-05T00:00:58Z",
"published": "2022-02-25T00:00:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10640"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-20-140-02"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-XH2M-C94J-JFX6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-17 18:35 – Updated: 2026-06-17 18:35Vulnerability in the WebLogic Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Console). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.1.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise WebLogic Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of WebLogic Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-35299"
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"CWE-306"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-17T10:40:21Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Vulnerability in the WebLogic Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Console). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.1.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise WebLogic Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of WebLogic Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).",
"id": "GHSA-xh2m-c94j-jfx6",
"modified": "2026-06-17T18:35:24Z",
"published": "2026-06-17T18:35:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35299"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspujun2026.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-XH6J-GJ5F-HRPP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-06-17 00:01 – Updated: 2026-07-05 00:31In IOBit IOTransfer 4.3.1.1561, an unauthenticated attacker can send GET and POST requests to Airserv and gain arbitrary read/write access to the entire file-system (with admin privileges) on the victim's endpoint, which can result in data theft and remote code execution.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-24562"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287",
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-06-16T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "In IOBit IOTransfer 4.3.1.1561, an unauthenticated attacker can send GET and POST requests to Airserv and gain arbitrary read/write access to the entire file-system (with admin privileges) on the victim\u0027s endpoint, which can result in data theft and remote code execution.",
"id": "GHSA-xh6j-gj5f-hrpp",
"modified": "2026-07-05T00:31:32Z",
"published": "2022-06-17T00:01:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24562"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://medium.com/%40tomerp_77017/exploiting-iotransfer-insecure-api-cve-2022-24562-a2c4a3f9149d"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://medium.com/@tomerp_77017/exploiting-iotransfer-insecure-api-cve-2022-24562-a2c4a3f9149d"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://iobit.com"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://iotransfer.com"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167775/IOTransfer-4.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-XH7F-2C8G-37P4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-11 00:02 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:32The TP-240 (aka tp240dvr) component in Mitel MiCollab before 9.4 SP1 FP1 and MiVoice Business Express through 8.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service (performance degradation and excessive outbound traffic). This was exploited in the wild in February and March 2022 for the TP240PhoneHome DDoS attack.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-26143"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306",
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-03-10T17:47:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "The TP-240 (aka tp240dvr) component in Mitel MiCollab before 9.4 SP1 FP1 and MiVoice Business Express through 8.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service (performance degradation and excessive outbound traffic). This was exploited in the wild in February and March 2022 for the TP240PhoneHome DDoS attack.",
"id": "GHSA-xh7f-2c8g-37p4",
"modified": "2025-10-22T00:32:30Z",
"published": "2022-03-11T00:02:03Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26143"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/03/ddosers-use-new-method-capable-of-amplifying-traffic-by-a-factor-of-4-billion"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://blog.cloudflare.com/cve-2022-26143"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30614073"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://team-cymru.com/blog/2022/03/08/record-breaking-ddos-potential-discovered-cve-2022-26143"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.akamai.com/blog/security/phone-home-ddos-attack-vector"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-26143"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mitel.com/en-ca/support/security-advisories/mitel-product-security-advisory-22-0001"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.shadowserver.org/news/cve-2022-26143-tp240phonehome-reflection-amplification-ddos-attack-vector"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-XHM5-2J4F-4X4P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-18 09:30 – Updated: 2024-11-07 18:31Improper authentication vulnerability in exists in multiple printers and scanners which implement Web Based Management provided by BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD. If this vulnerability is exploited, a network-adjacent user who can access the product may impersonate an administrative user. As for the details of affected product names, model numbers, and versions, refer to the information provided by the respective vendors listed under [References].
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-21824"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-03-18T08:15:06Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Improper authentication vulnerability in exists in multiple printers and scanners which implement Web Based Management provided by BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD. If this vulnerability is exploited, a network-adjacent user who can access the product may impersonate an administrative user. As for the details of affected product names, model numbers, and versions, refer to the information provided by the respective vendors listed under [References].",
"id": "GHSA-xhm5-2j4f-4x4p",
"modified": "2024-11-07T18:31:20Z",
"published": "2024-03-18T09:30:30Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21824"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN82749078"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx?prod=group2\u0026faqid=faqp00100601_000"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx?prod=lmgroup1\u0026faqid=faq00100823_000"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.fujifilm.com/fbglobal/eng/company/news/notice/2024/0306_2_announce.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ricoh.com/products/security/vulnerabilities/vul?id=ricoh-2024-000002"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.toshibatec.com/information/20240306_01.html"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-XJ3J-28FV-MQ6V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-29 21:30 – Updated: 2025-10-09 18:30Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host prior to version 25.1.102 and Application prior to version 25.1.1413 (VA/SaaS deployments) contain a blind server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability reachable via the /var/www/app/console_release/hp/log_off_single_sign_on.php script that can be exploited by an unauthenticated user. When a printer is registered, the software stores the printer’s host name in the variable $printer_vo->str_host_address. The code later builds a URL like 'http://:80/DevMgmt/DiscoveryTree.xml' and sends the request with curl. No validation, whitelist, or private‑network filtering is performed before the request is made. Because the request is blind, an attacker cannot see the data directly, but can still: probe internal services, trigger internal actions, or gather other intelligence. This vulnerability has been confirmed to be remediated, but it is unclear as to when the patch was introduced.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-34230"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306",
"CWE-918"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-09-29T21:15:36Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Vasion Print (formerly PrinterLogic) Virtual Appliance Host prior to version 25.1.102 and Application prior to version 25.1.1413 (VA/SaaS deployments) contain a blind server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability reachable via the /var/www/app/console_release/hp/log_off_single_sign_on.php script that can be exploited by an unauthenticated user. When a printer is registered, the software stores the printer\u2019s host name in the variable\u202f$printer_vo-\u003estr_host_address. The code later builds a URL like \u0027http://\u003chost\u2011address\u003e:80/DevMgmt/DiscoveryTree.xml\u0027 and sends the request with curl. No validation, whitelist, or private\u2011network filtering is performed before the request is made.\u00a0Because the request is blind, an attacker cannot see the data directly, but can still: probe internal services, trigger internal actions, or gather other intelligence. This vulnerability has been confirmed to be remediated, but it is unclear as to when the patch was introduced.",
"id": "GHSA-xj3j-28fv-mq6v",
"modified": "2025-10-09T18:30:27Z",
"published": "2025-09-29T21:30:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-34230"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://help.printerlogic.com/saas/Print/Security/Security-Bulletins.htm"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://help.printerlogic.com/va/Print/Security/Security-Bulletins.htm"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2025-04-08-vasion-printerlogic-83-vulnerabilities.html#va-ssrf-06"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vasion-print-printerlogic-ssrf-via-hp-log-off-single-sign-on-php-script"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-XJ75-GFVF-4G86
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-18 21:31 – Updated: 2026-02-18 21:31The Linux Kernel lockdown mode for kernel versions starting on 6.12 and above for Fedora Linux has the lockdown mode disabled without any warning. This may allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive information such kernel memory mappings, I/O ports, BPF and kprobes. Additionally unsigned modules can be loaded, leading to execution of untrusted code breaking breaking any Secure Boot protection. This vulnerability affects only Fedora Linux.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-1272"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-02-18T21:16:21Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The Linux Kernel lockdown mode for kernel versions starting on 6.12 and above for Fedora Linux has the lockdown mode disabled without any warning. This may allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive information such kernel memory mappings, I/O ports, BPF and kprobes. Additionally unsigned modules can be loaded, leading to execution of untrusted code breaking breaking any Secure Boot protection. This vulnerability affects only Fedora Linux.",
"id": "GHSA-xj75-gfvf-4g86",
"modified": "2026-02-18T21:31:23Z",
"published": "2026-02-18T21:31:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1272"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:6966"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-1272"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2345615"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-XJ9W-CGQG-Q897
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-20 21:31 – Updated: 2026-06-20 21:31AVideo through version 25.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the decryptMessage.json.php endpoint that allows unauthenticated users to decrypt PGP messages. Remote attackers can submit private keys, ciphertext, and passphrases to perform server-side decryption without credentials, exposing key material to logs and enabling resource exhaustion attacks.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-56346"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-20T19:16:24Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "AVideo through version 25.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the decryptMessage.json.php endpoint that allows unauthenticated users to decrypt PGP messages. Remote attackers can submit private keys, ciphertext, and passphrases to perform server-side decryption without credentials, exposing key material to logs and enabling resource exhaustion attacks.",
"id": "GHSA-xj9w-cgqg-q897",
"modified": "2026-06-20T21:31:23Z",
"published": "2026-06-20T21:31:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-5x2w-37xf-7962"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56346"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/avideo-unauthenticated-pgp-message-decryption-via-decryptmessage-json-php-endpoint"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
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]
}
Mitigation
- Divide the software into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Identify which of these areas require a proven user identity, and use a centralized authentication capability.
- Identify all potential communication channels, or other means of interaction with the software, to ensure that all channels are appropriately protected, including those channels that are assumed to be accessible only by authorized parties. Developers sometimes perform authentication at the primary channel, but open up a secondary channel that is assumed to be private. For example, a login mechanism may be listening on one network port, but after successful authentication, it may open up a second port where it waits for the connection, but avoids authentication because it assumes that only the authenticated party will connect to the port.
- In general, if the software or protocol allows a single session or user state to persist across multiple connections or channels, authentication and appropriate credential management need to be used throughout.
Mitigation MIT-15
For any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side, in order to avoid CWE-602. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks entirely. Then, these modified values would be submitted to the server.
Mitigation
- Where possible, avoid implementing custom, "grow-your-own" authentication routines and consider using authentication capabilities as provided by the surrounding framework, operating system, or environment. These capabilities may avoid common weaknesses that are unique to authentication; support automatic auditing and tracking; and make it easier to provide a clear separation between authentication tasks and authorization tasks.
- In environments such as the World Wide Web, the line between authentication and authorization is sometimes blurred. If custom authentication routines are required instead of those provided by the server, then these routines must be applied to every single page, since these pages could be requested directly.
Mitigation MIT-4.5
Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks
- Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
- For example, consider using libraries with authentication capabilities such as OpenSSL or the ESAPI Authenticator [REF-45].
Mitigation
When storing data in the cloud (e.g., S3 buckets, Azure blobs, Google Cloud Storage, etc.), use the provider's controls to require strong authentication for users who should be allowed to access the data [REF-1297] [REF-1298] [REF-1302].
CAPEC-12: Choosing Message Identifier
This pattern of attack is defined by the selection of messages distributed via multicast or public information channels that are intended for another client by determining the parameter value assigned to that client. This attack allows the adversary to gain access to potentially privileged information, and to possibly perpetrate other attacks through the distribution means by impersonation. If the channel/message being manipulated is an input rather than output mechanism for the system, (such as a command bus), this style of attack could be used to change the adversary's identifier to more a privileged one.
CAPEC-166: Force the System to Reset Values
An attacker forces the target into a previous state in order to leverage potential weaknesses in the target dependent upon a prior configuration or state-dependent factors. Even in cases where an attacker may not be able to directly control the configuration of the targeted application, they may be able to reset the configuration to a prior state since many applications implement reset functions.
CAPEC-216: Communication Channel Manipulation
An adversary manipulates a setting or parameter on communications channel in order to compromise its security. This can result in information exposure, insertion/removal of information from the communications stream, and/or potentially system compromise.
CAPEC-36: Using Unpublished Interfaces or Functionality
An adversary searches for and invokes interfaces or functionality that the target system designers did not intend to be publicly available. If interfaces fail to authenticate requests, the attacker may be able to invoke functionality they are not authorized for.
CAPEC-62: Cross Site Request Forgery
An attacker crafts malicious web links and distributes them (via web pages, email, etc.), typically in a targeted manner, hoping to induce users to click on the link and execute the malicious action against some third-party application. If successful, the action embedded in the malicious link will be processed and accepted by the targeted application with the users' privilege level. This type of attack leverages the persistence and implicit trust placed in user session cookies by many web applications today. In such an architecture, once the user authenticates to an application and a session cookie is created on the user's system, all following transactions for that session are authenticated using that cookie including potential actions initiated by an attacker and simply "riding" the existing session cookie.