Burp up to 2.1.31 on Gentoo access control

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A vulnerability was found in Burp up to 2.1.31 on Gentoo. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-18285. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Burp up to 2.1.31 on Gentoo (Security Testing Software). This affects an unknown code block. 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:

The Gentoo app-backup/burp package before 2.1.32 has incorrect group ownership of the /etc/burp directory, which might allow local users to obtain read and write access to arbitrary files by leveraging access to a certain account for a burp-server.conf change.

The bug was discovered 06/24/2018. The weakness was shared 06/04/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-18285 since 06/03/2018. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110524 (GLSA-201806-03 : BURP: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.1.32 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (110524). The entry VDB-118808 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Security Testing Software

Name

• Burp

Version

• 2.1.0
• 2.1.1
• 2.1.2
• 2.1.3
• 2.1.4
• 2.1.5
• 2.1.6
• 2.1.7
• 2.1.8
• 2.1.9
• 2.1.10
• 2.1.11
• 2.1.12
• 2.1.13
• 2.1.14
• 2.1.15
• 2.1.16
• 2.1.17
• 2.1.18
• 2.1.19
• 2.1.20
• 2.1.21
• 2.1.22
• 2.1.23
• 2.1.24
• 2.1.25
• 2.1.26
• 2.1.27
• 2.1.28
• 2.1.29
• 2.1.30
• 2.1.31

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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