CongaApplication · Redhat
CVE-2014-3521
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 component in (1) /luci/homebase and (2) /luci/cluster menu in Red Hat Conga 0.12.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted URL.
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 · moderate confidenceThe Luci web interface in Red Hat Conga 0.12.2 contains an access control bypass vulnerability in the /luci/homebase and /luci/cluster menu paths. Remote authenticated users can craft malicious URLs to access restricted functionality beyond their intended authorization level.
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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
CongaApplication
= 0.12.2CVSS 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
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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 Red Hat Conga is installedQuery the installed packages for 'conga' using the system package manager (e.g., rpm -qa | grep conga, dpkg -l | grep conga, or checking /var/lib/rpm for RHEL-based systems)Affected if The package 'conga' version 0.12.2 is returned by the package query
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Confirm the exact version of Luci web interfaceCheck the Luci package version specifically: rpm -qa | grep luci or examine the installed files to determine the Luci component version matches 0.12.2Affected if The Luci web interface version resolves to exactly 0.12.2
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Verify Luci web interface is accessibleCheck if the Luci web service is running and the web interface is accessible on the configured port (typically 8084 or 11111) by examining the service status and listening portsAffected if The Luci web interface service is active and responding to HTTP/HTTPS requests
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Inspect access control configuration for affected pathsExamine the Luci configuration files for /luci/homebase and /luci/cluster menu path authorization rules - look for access control lists, role definitions, or permission settings in the Luci configuration directoryAffected if The configuration allows authenticated users to access menu paths beyond their authorized privileges, or access control rules are missing or misconfigured for these paths
A system is affected if Red Hat Conga version 0.12.2 is installed with the Luci web interface running and accessible, regardless of how access control is configured, since the vulnerability allows authenticated users to bypass authorization via crafted URLs.
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 dataRestrict network access to the Luci web interface to trusted users only, and upgrade to a patched version of Red Hat Conga if available. Audit access control logic for all menu paths to ensure proper authorization enforcement.
Fix this in Conga
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-3521 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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