CVE-2011-4961

high

Description

SilverStripe 2.3.x before 2.3.12 and 2.4.x before 2.4.6 allows remote authenticated users with the EDIT_PERMISSIONS permission to gain administrator privileges via a TreeMultiselectField that includes admin groups when adding a user to the selected groups.

References

https://github.com/silverstripe/sapphire/commit/de1f070

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/30/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/30/1

http://doc.silverstripe.org/framework/en/trunk/changelogs/2.4.6

http://doc.silverstripe.org/framework/en/trunk/changelogs/2.3.12

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-09-17

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00495