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The stage-one EC-SRP\nchallenge and proof are verified using the attacker's account, while the\nindependently supplied stage-two username is used to install the target\naccount's privileges. By specifying a higher-privilege account such as admin, a\nlow-privilege user can obtain a full administrative session without knowing the\ntarget account's password and can use that session to increase the privileges\nof the attacker's own account.", "supportingMedia": [ { "type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "An incorrect authorization vulnerability in the WinBox\nauthentication flow of MikroTik RouterOS allows a remote authenticated attacker\nwith credentials for a low-privilege account permitted to use WinBox to obtain\nthe authorization policy of a different existing account. The stage-one EC-SRP\nchallenge and proof are verified using the attacker's account, while the\nindependently supplied stage-two username is used to install the target\naccount's privileges. 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