An Improper Access Control vulnerability was identified in the file download functionality. This vulnerability allows users to download sensitive documents without authentication, if the URL is known.
The attack requires the attacker to know the documents UUIDv4.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
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: