CVE-2016-1587 describes a critical vulnerability in the Snapweb interface prior to version 0.21.2, allowing unauthorized installation or removal of snap packages. This flaw enabled an unauthenticated attacker to remotely install malicious snap packages from the Store, potentially consuming system resources without administrator consent. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and no user interaction, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.21.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:snapweb:snapweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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