VWE-2018-4632 Printable Version

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  pegasus
  on August 27, 2018

Common Name None
VWE-ID VWE-2018-4632
Related Report #5461
Severity MEDIUM
Exploit Difficulty EASY
Platform Affects all platforms supported by the vulnerable versions.
Description Permissions Escalation. Due to a fatal error after re-parenting an area, area permissions may not be successfully inherited from the new parent for certain users. Does not affect Lite versions.

Discovered August 26, 2018
Resolved August 27, 2018
Patches Available 4.0.23 Patch Level 2
4.0.22 Patch Level 4
4.0.21 Patch Level 5
Workaround If a fatal error occurs after re-parenting an area, in the Wiki admin panel, go to Maintenance > Rebuild Counters / Caches > Clear Permissions Cache.
The versions listed below are known to be affected by this issue. If you are using one of those versions, you should update to a newer release that has no known vulnerabilities.

Common Name	None
VWE-ID	VWE-2018-4632
Related Report	#5461
Severity	MEDIUM
Exploit Difficulty	EASY
Platform	Affects all platforms supported by the vulnerable versions.
Description	Permissions Escalation. Due to a fatal error after re-parenting an area, area permissions may not be successfully inherited from the new parent for certain users. Does not affect Lite versions.
Discovered	August 26, 2018
Resolved	August 27, 2018
Patches Available	4.0.23 Patch Level 2 4.0.22 Patch Level 4 4.0.21 Patch Level 5
Workaround	If a fatal error occurs after re-parenting an area, in the Wiki admin panel, go to Maintenance > Rebuild Counters / Caches > Clear Permissions Cache.