Openshift MediaWiki up to 4.2.x privileges assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Openshift MediaWiki up to 4.2.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in privileges assignment. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-1709. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Openshift MediaWiki up to 4.2.x (Content Management System). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges assignment vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-266. A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability was found in all openshift/mediawiki 4.x.x versions prior to 4.3.0, where an insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/mediawiki. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.

The weakness was published 03/20/2020 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-1709 since 11/27/2019. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. A authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 4.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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CNA Base Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges assignment
CWE: CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 4.3.0

Timelineinfo

11/27/2019 🔍
03/20/2020 +114 days 🔍
03/21/2020 +1 days 🔍
04/18/2024 +1489 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2020:0694
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-1709 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-1709
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-151965

Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2020 08:59
Updated: 04/18/2024 15:04
Changes: 03/21/2020 08:59 (39), 03/21/2020 09:04 (12), 10/04/2020 07:05 (1), 04/18/2024 15:04 (35)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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