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FreeBSD : PivotX -- administrator password reset vulnerability (ae0e5835-3cad-11e0-b654-00215c6a37bb)

high Nessus Plugin ID 52038

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

US CERT reports :

PivotX contains a vulnerability that allows an attacker to change the password of any account just by guessing the username. Version 2.2.4 has been reported to not be affected. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild and users should immediately upgrade to 2.2.5 or later. Mitigation steps for users that have been compromised have been posted to the PivotX Support Community.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?bc4053dd

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 52038

File Name: freebsd_pkg_ae0e58353cad11e0b65400215c6a37bb.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Published: 2/21/2011

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:pivotx

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 2/20/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/18/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1035