CVE-2011-4961

SilverStripe 2.3.x before 2.3.12 and 2.4.x before 2.4.6 allows remote authenticated users with the EDIT_PERMISSIONS permission to gain administrator privileges via a TreeMultiselectField that includes admin groups when adding a user to the selected groups.

• CWE-264

• http://doc.silverstripe.org/framework/en/trunk/changelogs/2.3.12Vendor Advisory
• http://doc.silverstripe.org/framework/en/trunk/changelogs/2.4.6Vendor Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/30/1Patch
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/30/3
• https://github.com/silverstripe/sapphire/commit/de1f070Patch
• http://doc.silverstripe.org/framework/en/trunk/changelogs/2.3.12Vendor Advisory
• http://doc.silverstripe.org/framework/en/trunk/changelogs/2.4.6Vendor Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/30/1Patch
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/30/3
• https://github.com/silverstripe/sapphire/commit/de1f070Patch

Published

Sep 17, 2012

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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