CVE-2023-41806 in Pandora FMS
Summary
by MITRE • 11/23/2023
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Pandora FMS on all allows Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability causes that a bad privilege assignment could cause a DOS attack that affects the availability of the Pandora FMS server. This issue affects Pandora FMS: from 700 through 773.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 12/16/2023
The CVE-2023-41806 vulnerability represents a critical improper privilege management flaw within Pandora FMS version 7.0.0 through 7.7.3, exposing the system to unauthorized privilege escalation attacks. This vulnerability stems from inadequate access control mechanisms that fail to properly validate user permissions and roles within the monitoring platform. The flaw allows malicious actors to manipulate privilege assignments in ways that could compromise the integrity and availability of the entire Pandora FMS server infrastructure.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability manifests through insufficient validation of user privileges during critical system operations. When users with compromised or malicious intent attempt to escalate their privileges, the system fails to properly enforce access controls that should restrict unauthorized modifications to system resources. This weakness creates a pathway for attackers to gain elevated privileges beyond their intended access levels, potentially enabling them to execute administrative functions or modify core system components. The vulnerability is particularly concerning because it affects the fundamental privilege management architecture that governs how users interact with the monitoring platform's various functionalities.
From an operational impact perspective, this vulnerability creates significant risks for organizations relying on Pandora FMS for network monitoring and security operations. The privilege escalation capability could enable attackers to disrupt service availability through denial of service attacks, potentially causing cascading failures throughout the monitored infrastructure. System administrators may find their monitoring capabilities compromised as attackers could manipulate alerts, disable monitoring functions, or corrupt system data. The availability impact extends beyond simple service disruption to include potential data integrity issues that could compromise the entire security monitoring posture of affected organizations.
The vulnerability aligns with CWE-276, which addresses improper privilege management in software systems, and demonstrates characteristics consistent with ATT&CK technique T1078 for Valid Accounts and T1499 for Endpoint Denial of Service. Organizations should prioritize immediate remediation through official patches provided by Pandora FMS vendors, implementing comprehensive access control reviews, and establishing monitoring for suspicious privilege escalation attempts. Network segmentation and principle of least privilege enforcement should be reinforced to minimize potential damage from exploitation. Security teams should also conduct thorough audits of existing user permissions and implement multi-factor authentication mechanisms to strengthen overall system security posture against such privilege management flaws.