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vhr Missing Authorization in PUT /hr/info Allows Arbitrary Profile Overwrite

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severity
high
date
Affecting

  • vhr <= 03abbd35af24e55368ce4e09f4038dc2aba3ff5f

CWE
  • CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVSS
7.2
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
George Chen
Description
vhr fails to validate user authorization in the PUT /hr/info endpoint, allowing authenticated users to modify arbitrary HR profiles by supplying any profile ID in the request body. Attackers can overwrite other users' names, addresses, and disable accounts including administrators to cause denial of service.

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