SuSE WebYaST 1.3 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SuSE WebYaST 1.3. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2013-3709. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SuSE WebYaST 1.3. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. 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:

WebYaST 1.3 uses weak permissions for config/initializers/secret_token.rb, which allows local users to gain privileges by reading the Rails secret token from this file.

The weakness was disclosed 12/23/2013 by joernchen with Phenoelit (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-3709 since 05/30/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/18/2022). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74872 (openSUSE Security Update : webyast (openSUSE-SU-2013:1952-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90070), Tenable (74872), SecurityFocus (BID 64521†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43706†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 74872
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : webyast (openSUSE-SU-2013:1952-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 850563
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for Fixes openSUSE-SU-2013:1952-1 (Fixes)
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11/19/2013 +173 days 🔍
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03/20/2014 +87 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +284 days 🔍
01/18/2022 +2492 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: suse.com

Advisory: github.com
Researcher: joernchen
Organization: Phenoelit
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-3709 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3709
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65877
X-Force: 90070
SecurityFocus: 64521 - WebYaST 'config/initializers/secret_token.rb' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 43706 - S.u.S.E WebYaST 1.3 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability due to Weak Permissions, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/18/2022 09:25
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (62), 05/24/2017 09:05 (7), 01/18/2022 09:25 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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