CVE-2010-5108
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2010-5108 is an improper permission check vulnerability in Trac 0.11.6 that allows attackers to modify ticket status and resolution without proper workflow permissions. This affects organizations using Trac for issue tracking and project management. The vulnerability enables unauthorized ticket manipulation which could disrupt project workflows.
💻 Affected Systems
- Trac
📦 What is this software?
Trac by Edgewall
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could maliciously close, reassign, or alter critical tickets, causing project disruption, data integrity issues, and potential business impact through workflow manipulation.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users modifying ticket statuses to bypass approval processes, potentially hiding issues or prematurely marking tickets as resolved.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper access controls and monitoring, though the vulnerability still exists at the application level.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access to Trac. The vulnerability is in the workflow permission checking logic.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Trac 0.11.7 and later
Vendor Advisory: http://trac.edgewall.org/wiki/ChangeLog
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Backup your Trac environment and database. 2. Upgrade to Trac 0.11.7 or later. 3. Restart the Trac service. 4. Verify the upgrade completed successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary permission restrictions
allTighten ticket modification permissions in Trac configuration to reduce attack surface
Modify trac.ini to restrict ticket modification permissions
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and monitor all ticket modifications
- Consider migrating to a supported Trac version or alternative issue tracking system
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Trac version: if running 0.11.6, the system is vulnerableCheck Version:
trac-admin /path/to/env versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Trac version is 0.11.7 or later and test ticket modification permissions📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized ticket status changes
- Ticket modifications by users without proper workflow permissions
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to ticket modification endpoints without proper authorization checks
SIEM Query:
source="trac.log" AND (ticket_status_changed OR ticket_modified) AND user_permission!="workflow"🔗 References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/13/2
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-5108
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-5108
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/13/2
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-5108
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-5108
