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TCExam Missing Authorization Vulnerability (CVE-2023-6554)

Description

When access to the "admin" folder is not protected by some external authorization mechanisms e.g. Apache Basic Auth, it is possible for any user to download protected information like exam answers.

Remediation

References

CVE-2023-6554

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Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2023-6554 CWE-862 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities

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