Intel Server Board/Server System/Compute Module up to 2.44 Access Control privileges management

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Intel Server Board, Server System and Compute Module up to 2.44. Affected is an unknown function of the component Access Control. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2020-8711. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Intel Server Board, Server System and Compute Module up to 2.44 (Forum Software). This affects an unknown code of the component Access Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an 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:

Improper access control in the bootloader for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 2.45 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The weakness was disclosed 08/13/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-8711 since 02/06/2020. Attacking locally is a requirement. A authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.45 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-159802, VDB-159803, VDB-159804 and VDB-159805 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Forum Software

Vendor

• Intel

Name

• Compute Module
• Server Board
• Server System

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21
• 2.22
• 2.23
• 2.24
• 2.25
• 2.26
• 2.27
• 2.28
• 2.29
• 2.30
• 2.31
• 2.32
• 2.33
• 2.34
• 2.35
• 2.36
• 2.37
• 2.38
• 2.39
• 2.40
• 2.41
• 2.42
• 2.43
• 2.44

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

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