Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-1000547 is an access-control flaw in coreBOS 7.0 and earlier. In the Contacts module, users may be able to access contact records they should not be permitted to see. The main business risk is unauthorized exposure of CRM contact data and possible privacy or customer-trust impact.
Executive priority
Treat this as a medium-priority data-access issue if coreBOS is in use. Prioritize confirmation of exposure first, because the public record lacks severity scoring and fix detail. Escalate if the CRM contains regulated, customer, or sales-sensitive contact data.
Technical view
The CVE describes incorrect access control in coreBOS Contacts, referencing modules/Contacts/EditView.php. The reported outcome is access to records without required permissions. The source bundle does not provide CVSS, CWE, detailed affected CPEs, exploit details, or a confirmed fixed version.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to deployments running coreBOS 7.0 or earlier, especially multi-user CRM environments with role-based or record-level restrictions. The source metadata lists vendor/product fields as incomplete, so asset owners should verify installed coreBOS versions directly.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV in the bundle. Public evidence is sparse: the CVE states the impact and references the affected Contacts code, but does not describe exploitation in the wild or weaponized tooling.
Researcher notes
The record is thin: no CVSS vector, CWE, CPEs, exploit status, or remediation details are provided. Analysis should stay focused on coreBOS 7.0 and earlier, the Contacts module, and unauthorized record access. Do not assume broader module impact without additional vendor evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any coreBOS instances and confirm whether they run version 7.0 or earlier.
- Check coreBOS vendor or project guidance for fixed versions or relevant security updates.
- Restrict Contacts module access to trusted roles until remediation is confirmed.
- Review CRM role and record-level permissions for excessive contact access.
- Monitor CRM logs for unusual contact record access by low-privilege users.
Validation and detection
- Inventory coreBOS deployments and document exact application versions.
- Confirm whether Contacts module access restrictions are business-critical in each deployment.
- Review access logs for contact record views inconsistent with user roles.
- Use non-production testing to confirm permission boundaries after any update.
- Track the referenced Contacts code path against the deployed application version.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CVE-2018-1000547 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/tsolucio/corebos/blob/287780a61f98adca1fa631ae6e5de346947c7f81/modules/Contacts/EditView.php#L54CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.