Ubiquiti EdgeRouters up to 2.0.9-hotfix.4 unnecessary privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ubiquiti EdgeRouters up to 2.0.9-hotfix.4. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to unnecessary privileges. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-43553. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Ubiquiti EdgeRouters up to 2.0.9-hotfix.4 (Router Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unnecessary privileges vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-250. The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A remote code execution vulnerability in EdgeRouters (Version 2.0.9-hotfix.4 and earlier) allows a malicious actor with an operator account to run arbitrary administrator commands.This vulnerability is fixed in Version 2.0.9-hotfix.5 and later.

The weakness was disclosed 12/06/2022. The advisory is available at community.ui.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-43553 since 10/20/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2.0.9-hotfix.5 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at community.ui.com.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unnecessary privileges
CWE: CWE-250
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: EdgeRouters 2.0.9-hotfix.5

Timelineinfo

10/20/2022 🔍
12/06/2022 +47 days 🔍
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12/26/2022 +20 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: community.ui.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-43553 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-43553
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-214822

Entryinfo

Created: 12/06/2022 09:04
Updated: 12/26/2022 11:24
Changes: 12/06/2022 09:04 (40), 12/26/2022 11:24 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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