CVE-2015-1869 Path traversal in ABRT
Local attackers can exploit symlink vulnerabilities in ABRT event scripts to escalate privileges on Red Hat systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-1869?
CVE-2015-1869 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in ABRT, published on 14 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The default event handling scripts in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) allow local users to gain privileges as demonstrated by a symlink attack on a var_log_messages file.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1869?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1869?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2015-1869 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1869 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ABRT
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qpcr-j696-v456.