Phusion Passenger up to 5.0.x passenger-install-nginx-module /tmp access control
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Phusion Passenger up to 5.0.x. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the file /tmp of the component passenger-install-nginx-module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
In Phusion Passenger before 5.1.0, a known /tmp filename was used during passenger-install-nginx-module execution, which could allow local attackers to gain the privileges of the passenger user.
The bug was discovered 09/09/2016. The weakness was presented 04/18/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-10345 since 04/18/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 221 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
Upgrading to version 5.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
See VDB-219396, VDB-221197, VDB-223759 and VDB-228746 for similar entries.
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Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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OpenVAS ID: 103098
OpenVAS Name: Phusion Passenger File Overwrite Vulnerability
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Passenger 5.1.0
Patch: github.com
Timeline
09/09/2016 🔍04/18/2017 🔍
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04/19/2017 🔍
11/29/2022 🔍
Sources
Advisory: e5b4b0824d6b648525b4bf63d9fa37e5beeae441Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-10345 (🔍)
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10345 - Phusion Passenger - Privilege Escalation Issue
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Entry
Created: 04/19/2017 11:40Updated: 11/29/2022 15:01
Changes: 04/19/2017 11:40 (64), 09/15/2020 07:27 (3), 11/29/2022 15:01 (5)
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