CVE-2024-11075 in Incoming Goods Suite
Summary
by MITRE • 11/19/2024
A vulnerability in the Incoming Goods Suite allows a user with unprivileged access to the underlying system (e.g. local or via SSH) a privilege escalation to the administrative level due to the usage of component vendor Docker images running with root permissions. Exploiting this misconfiguration leads to the fact that an attacker can gain administrative control. over the whole system.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 11/19/2024
This vulnerability resides within the Incoming Goods Suite ecosystem where a critical privilege escalation flaw exists due to improper container security configuration. The issue stems from the deployment of vendor-provided Docker images that operate with root permissions, creating an inherent security weakness that can be exploited by attackers with minimal system access. The vulnerability represents a classic container misconfiguration problem where the principle of least privilege is violated, allowing unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to administrative levels through the compromised container environment.
The technical flaw manifests when an attacker with local access or remote shell capabilities via SSH can leverage the root-running Docker containers to gain full system administrative control. This occurs because the container images are not properly configured to drop root privileges or run as non-root users, creating a direct pathway for privilege escalation. The vulnerability is particularly dangerous as it requires no specialized knowledge of the application itself, merely access to the underlying system through standard means such as SSH login or local shell access. The misconfiguration essentially provides a backdoor that bypasses normal authentication and authorization mechanisms.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is severe and far-reaching, as it allows attackers to completely compromise the system's integrity and confidentiality. Once escalated to administrative privileges, an attacker can modify system files, install malicious software, access all user data, and potentially establish persistent access through various attack techniques. The vulnerability creates a complete system compromise scenario where the attacker gains unrestricted access to all system resources, making it a critical target for exploitation in both internal and external attack scenarios. This aligns with ATT&CK technique T1068 which covers 'Local Privilege Escalation' and CWE-782 which addresses 'Exposed Container' vulnerabilities.
Mitigation strategies must focus on immediate container configuration remediation including implementing proper user namespace mapping, running containers as non-root users, and ensuring that all vendor-provided images are configured with appropriate security controls. Organizations should enforce container security policies that mandate the use of non-root user contexts for all running containers, implement proper image scanning for vulnerable base images, and establish regular security audits of container configurations. Additionally, network segmentation and access controls should be implemented to limit the attack surface, and monitoring should be enhanced to detect suspicious privilege escalation attempts. The remediation process should also include updating to patched versions of the Incoming Goods Suite and implementing proper container runtime security controls that align with industry standards such as those outlined in the CIS Container Security Benchmark.