TitanHQ SpamTitan 7.07 Sandbox /etc/passwd privileges management

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in TitanHQ SpamTitan 7.07. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /etc/passwd of the component Sandbox. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2020-24046. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in TitanHQ SpamTitan 7.07 (Anti-Spam Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file /etc/passwd of the component Sandbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A sandbox escape issue was discovered in TitanHQ SpamTitan Gateway 7.07. It limits the admin user to a restricted shell, allowing execution of a small number of tools of the operating system. This restricted shell can be bypassed after changing the properties of the user admin in the operating system file /etc/passwd. This file cannot be accessed though the restricted shell, but it can be modified by abusing the Backup/Import Backup functionality of the web interface. An authenticated attacker would be able to obtain the file /var/tmp/admin.passwd after executing a Backup operation. This file can be manually modified to change the GUID of the user to 0 (root) and change the restricted shell to a normal shell /bin/sh. After the modification is done, the file can be recompressed to a .tar.bz file and imported again via the Import Backup functionality. The properties of the admin user will be overwritten and a root shell will be granted to the user upon the next successful login.

The weakness was presented 09/17/2020. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-24046 since 08/13/2020. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Anti-Spam Software

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• TitanHQ

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• SpamTitan

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• 7.07

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