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CVE-2017-16773 (GCVE-0-2017-16773)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-07-05 13:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:10
VLAI
Summary
Improper authorization vulnerability in Highlight Preview in Synology Universal Search before 1.0.5-0135 allows remote authenticated users to bypass permission checks for directories in POSIX mode.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-285 - Improper Authorization (CWE-285)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Synology Universal Search Affected: unspecified , < 1.0.5-0135 (custom)
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Date Public
2018-07-05 00:00
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