A flaw was found in the Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform, where member permissions for an APIs admin portal were not properly enforced. This flaw allows an authenticated user to bypass normal account restrictions and access API services where they do not have permission.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3scale_api_management | Redhat | 2.0 (including) | 2.0 (including) |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: