Description
ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 does not properly validate untrusted lines coming from the network, allowing a non-admin user to escalate his privilege and inject rogue values into znc.conf.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/znc/znc/commit/a7bfbd93812950b7444841431e8e297e62cb524e
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/znc/znc/commit/d22fef8620cdd87490754f607e7153979731c69d
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4252
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-03
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0038
EPSS Percentile
59.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux
9.0
znc/znc
< 1.7.0
Published
Jul 15, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026