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BREW-BORGBACKUP-CVE-2017-15914 (CVE-2017-15914)

Vulnerability from osv_homebrew – Published: 2026-08-13 16:38 – Updated: 2026-09-10 18:57 – Source website

Details

Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers 1.1.x before 1.1.3.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

URL

Type

http://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/change…

ADVISORY

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        "fix": "bump",
        "range_state": "fixed",
        "upstream_fixed_in": "1.1.3"
      },
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        "ecosystem": "Homebrew",
        "name": "borgbackup",
        "purl": "pkg:brew/borgbackup"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.4.5"
            }
          ],
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        }
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    }
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  "database_specific": {
    "confidence": "high",
    "source": "matched",
    "strategy": "git",
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        "ecosystem": "GIT",
        "key": "https://github.com/borgbackup/borg",
        "name": "https://github.com/borgbackup/borg",
        "strategy": "git",
        "subject_version": "1.4.5"
      },
      {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "key": "pkg:pypi/borgbackup@1.4.5",
        "name": "borgbackup",
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        "subject_version": "1.4.5"
      },
      {
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        "key": "Debian/borgbackup",
        "name": "borgbackup",
        "strategy": "distro"
      },
      {
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        "key": "upstream:https://github.com/borgbackup/borg",
        "name": "https://github.com/borgbackup/borg",
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      },
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      }
    ]
  },
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  "id": "BREW-borgbackup-CVE-2017-15914",
  "modified": "2026-09-10T18:57:15Z",
  "published": "2026-08-13T16:38:22Z",
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    }
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    "CVE-2017-15914",
    "GHSA-8q8v-28rm-qw4w",
    "PYSEC-2018-105"
  ]
}

CVE-2017-15914 (GCVE-0-2017-15914)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-02-08 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 20:04

Summary

Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers 1.1.x before 1.1.3.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
http://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/change…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Date Public

2017-11-27 00:00

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GHSA-8Q8V-28RM-QW4W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:44 – Updated: 2024-09-04 20:25

Summary

Borg Improper Access Control vulnerability

Details

Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers 1.1.x before 1.1.3.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "borgbackup"
      },
      "ranges": [
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              "introduced": "1.1.0b1"
            },
            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-15914"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-04-29T14:26:06Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-02-08T23:29:00Z",
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  },
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  "id": "GHSA-8q8v-28rm-qw4w",
  "modified": "2024-09-04T20:25:27Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:44:03Z",
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Borg Improper Access Control vulnerability"
}

PYSEC-2018-105

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2018-02-08 23:29 - Updated: 2021-11-24 22:46

Details

Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers 1.1.x before 1.1.3.

Impacted products

Name	purl
borgbackup	pkg:pypi/borgbackup

Aliases

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "borgbackup",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/borgbackup"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
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            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.1.3"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "1.1.0",
        "1.1.0b1",
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        "1.1.0b3",
        "1.1.0b4",
        "1.1.0b5",
        "1.1.0b6",
        "1.1.0rc1",
        "1.1.0rc2",
        "1.1.0rc3",
        "1.1.0rc4",
        "1.1.1",
        "1.1.2"
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  "id": "PYSEC-2018-105",
  "modified": "2021-11-24T22:46:40.919619Z",
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    },
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8q8v-28rm-qw4w"
    }
  ]
}

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BREW-BORGBACKUP-CVE-2017-15914 (CVE-2017-15914)

CVE-2017-15914 (GCVE-0-2017-15914)

GHSA-8Q8V-28RM-QW4W

PYSEC-2018-105

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