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util function vulnerability

Last revised: 2021-11-01

Summary

We have had a vulnerability reported in our utility controller used by Open-AudIT. The issue has been fixed and will be available in the next release of Open-AudIT.

If you require the fix now, please download the following file from github and copy it to:

Linux - . The vulnerability is caused by un-validated user input to a publicly available function. The patch removes this vulnerability by only allowing this function to be called from localhost as well as validating the user input.

Severity: Severe

This issue is remotely exploitable by unauthenticated users. All users are advised to patch immediately.

Products Affected

Open-AudIT Community versions 3.5.0 and later.

Available Updates

A patch for the issue described in this bulletin will be available in the next released Open-AudIT v4.3.0.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Download the attached file and place in:

Linux - /usr/local/open-audit/code_igniter/application/controllers

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\util.php

Windows - c:\xampp\open-audit\code_igniter\application\controllers\util.php

The fix will work regardless of the version you are currently running.

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Opmantek/open-audit/master/code_igniter/application/controllers/util.php

The git patch details are below.

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Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

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