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CVE-2010-1191

MEDIUM · 6.4 CVSS v2.0 Published 2010-03-31
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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73/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Sahana disaster management system 0.6.2.2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and disable administrator authentication via a direct request to stream.php in an acl_enable_acl action to the admin module.

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 confidence

Sahana disaster management system 0.6.2.2 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability where remote attackers can directly request stream.php with an acl_enable_acl action to the admin module, bypassing intended access restrictions and disabling administrator authentication.

MitigationRestrict direct access to stream.php, implement proper authentication and authorization checks on all admin module actions, especially those modifying security settings like ACL controls.

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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
SahanaApplication
Affected:= 0.6.2.2

CVSS 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
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed Sahana version
    Check the version file or header in the Sahana installation directory. Common locations include a VERSION file, about.php, or the main index.php header.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 0.6.2.2
  2. Locate stream.php file
    Search the webroot for stream.php file - typically found in the root or inc directory of the Sahana installation.
    Affected if stream.php exists in the accessible web directory
  3. Verify admin module authentication on stream.php
    Attempt a direct HTTP request to stream.php with the parameter 'mod=admin&act=acl_enable_acl' and observe if authentication is bypassed. Alternatively, review the stream.php source code to check if it properly validates admin session before processing admin module actions.
    Affected if stream.php processes admin module actions like acl_enable_acl without requiring valid admin authentication
  4. Check ACL configuration access controls
    Examine the admin module source code to verify that actions modifying security settings (ACL controls) require proper authorization. Look for session validation or permission checks before ACL modifications.
    Affected if The admin module allows ACL settings to be modified without verifying administrator authentication status

You are affected if running Sahana version 0.6.2.2 AND stream.php is accessible without authentication, allowing unauthorized modification of ACL settings through admin module actions.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Restrict direct access to stream.php, implement proper authentication and authorization checks on all admin module actions, especially those modifying security settings like ACL controls.

Fix this in Sahana Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Review / QA1.0 h
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