Primakon Pi Portal 1.0.18 /api/v2/pp_users endpoint fails to adequately check user permissions before processing a PATCH request to modify the PP_SECURITY_PROFILE_ID. Because of weak access controls any low level user can use this API and change their permission to Administrator by using PP_SECURITY_PROFILE_ID=2 inside body of request and escalate privileges.
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: