CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0096

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The installation of Geeklog 1.3 creates an extra group_assignments record that is not properly deleted. This causes the first newly created user to be added to the GroupAdmin and UserAdmin groups, which could grant that user unintended administrative privileges.

Risk Assessment

Unauthorized users may gain access to administrative privileges, posing a serious security risk to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Geeklog to the latest version and to monitor and remove incorrect group assignments for new users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The installation of Geeklog 1.3 creates an extra group_assignments record which is not properly deleted, which causes the first newly created user to be added to the GroupAdmin and UserAdmin groups, which could provide that user with administrative privileges that were not intended.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS