An issue in NCR Terminal Handler v.1.5.1 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted POST request to the grantRolesToUsers, grantRolesToGroups, and grantRolesToOrganization SOAP API component.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal_handler | Ncr | 1.5.1 (including) | 1.5.1 (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: