CVE-2008-1475
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe xml-rpc server in Roundup 1.4.4 does not check property permissions, which allows attackers to bypass restrictions and edit or read restricted properties via the (1) list, (2) display, and (3) set methods.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe xml-rpc server in Roundup 1.4.4 fails to enforce property permission checks in its list, display, and set methods. This authorization bypass allows remote attackers to read or modify restricted properties without proper authentication validation.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.4.3= 0.1.0= 0.1.1= 0.1.2= 0.1.3= 0.2.0= 0.2.1= 0.2.2= 0.2.3= 0.2.4= 0.2.5= 0.2.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Roundup Tracker is installedCheck for Roundup installation by looking for the 'roundup' package or module in your Python environment using 'pip show roundup' or by locating roundup-related files in your systemAffected if Roundup Tracker is found and the version is 1.4.4 or any of these versions: 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.1.3, 0.2.0, 0.2.1, 0.2.2, 0.2.3, 0.2.4, 0.2.5, 0.2.6, or any version <= 1.4.3
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Verify the xml-rpc server is enabledCheck your Roundup configuration files (typically in the instance home directory) for xmlrpc interface enablement, look for 'xmlrpc' in interface settings or server configurationAffected if The xml-rpc interface is exposed and accessible to network clients
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Inspect xml-rpc method access controlsExamine the roundup source code or configuration for the xml-rpc server implementation, specifically the list, display, and set methods in the xmlrpc.py module, and verify whether permission checks are performed before returning or modifying property dataAffected if The xml-rpc methods (list, display, set) do not enforce permission validation for property access or modification
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Test xml-rpc endpoint for authorization bypassIf you have access to the xml-rpc endpoint, attempt to call list, display, or set methods on properties that should be restricted to authenticated users only, observing whether these methods return restricted data without requiring authenticationAffected if The xml-rpc server returns restricted property data or allows modifications without proper authentication validation
You are affected if your environment runs Roundup Tracker version 1.4.4 or any version <= 1.4.3 (including the listed 0.x versions) with the xml-rpc interface enabled and the list, display, or set methods lack permission enforcement.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement and enforce permission checks within all xml-rpc methods (list, display, set) to verify user authorization before returning or modifying property data.
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