| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component Admin Framework. The manipulation leads to 7pk security. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-1130. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Admin Framework. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The XPC implementation in Admin Framework in Apple OS X before 10.10.3 allows local users to bypass authentication and obtain admin privileges via unspecified vectors.
The bug was discovered 04/08/2015. The weakness was shared 04/08/2015 by Emil Kvarnhammar (lokihardt@ASRT) with TrueSec as HT204659 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-1130 since 01/16/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:
An issue existed when checking XPC entitlements. This issue was addressed with improved entitlement checking.
A public exploit has been developed in Python and been published 5 days after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82699 (Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (FREAK)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123515 (Apple Mac OS X v10.10.3 and Security Update 2015-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-04-08-2)). The code used by the exploit is:
def python_exploit
File.read(File.join(
Msf::Config.data_directory, 'exploits', 'CVE-2015-1130', 'exploit.py'
))
endThe CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 02/10/2022 with a due date of 08/10/2022:Apply updates per vendor instructions.Upgrading to version 10.10.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (102153), Exploit-DB (36745), Tenable (82699), SecurityFocus (BID 73982†) and OSVDB (114114†). The entries VDB-69184, VDB-73926, VDB-73927 and VDB-63626 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
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Class: 7pk securityCWE: CWE-254
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
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Nessus ID: 82699
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (FREAK)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Apr15
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Saint ID: exploit_info/os_x_rootpipe
Saint Name: OS X rootpipe privilege elevation
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MetaSploit ID: rootpipe.rb
MetaSploit Name: Apple OS X Rootpipe Privilege Escalation
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: MacOS X 10.10.3
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT204659
Researcher: Emil Kvarnhammar (lokihardt@ASRT)
Organization: TrueSec
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1130 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1130
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74699
X-Force: 102153 - Apple Mac OS X XPC entitlements privilege escalation
SecurityFocus: 73982 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.3 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 114114 - CVE-2015-1130 - Apple - OS X - Security Bypass Issue
SecurityTracker: 1032048
Vulnerability Center: 49431 - Apple MacOS X <10.10.3 Local Bypass Restrictions and Privileges Escalation - CVE-2015-1130, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 04/10/2015 10:22Updated: 02/14/2025 17:57
Changes: 04/10/2015 10:22 (98), 07/29/2019 20:14 (10), 09/22/2022 15:27 (2), 04/22/2024 19:04 (28), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1), 12/19/2024 21:54 (1), 01/29/2025 19:43 (11), 02/14/2025 17:57 (11)
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