geotimes.ge Improper Access Control vulnerability

2020-04-2011:40:00

singhnitesh21

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Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-1147624

Security Researcher singhnitesh21 Helped patch 185 vulnerabilities
Received 4 Coordinated Disclosure badges
Received 4 recommendations , a holder of 4 badges for responsible and coordinated disclosure, found a security vulnerability affectinggeotimes.ge website and its users.

Following coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has:

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspa. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence;
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbspb. notified the website operator about its existence.

Affected Website:	geotimes.ge
Open Bug Bounty Program:	Create your bounty program now. It’s open and free.
Vulnerable Application:	Custom Code
Vulnerability Type:	IAC (Improper Access Control) / CWE-284
CVSSv3 Score:	6.5 [CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N]
Disclosure Standard:	Coordinated Disclosure based on ISO 29147 guidelines
Discovered and Reported by:	**singhnitesh21 Helped patch 185 vulnerabilities
Received 4 Coordinated Disclosure badges
Received 4 recommendations **
Remediation Guide:	OWASP Access Control Cheat Sheet
Export Vulnerability Data:	Bugzilla Vulnerability Data
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XML Vulnerability Data [ XSD ]

Vulnerable URL:

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Research’s Comment:

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Coordinated Disclosure Timeline

Vulnerability Reported:	20 April, 2020 11:40 GMT
Vulnerability Verified:	21 April, 2020 08:48 GMT
Website Operator Notified:	21 April, 2020 08:48 GMT
a. Using the ISO 29147 guidelines
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b. Using publicly available security contacts
c. Using Open Bug Bounty notification framework
d. Using security contacts provided by the researcher
Public Report Published
[without any technical details]:	21 April, 2020 08:48 GMT
Vulnerability Fixed:	8 May, 2020 20:40 GMT
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Public Disclosure: A security researcher can delete the report before public disclosure, afterwards the report cannot be deleted or modified anymore. The researcher can also postpone public disclosure date as long as reasonably required to remediate the vulnerability.	20 May, 2020 11:40 GMT
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