CVE-2015-4548 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Local attackers with service account access can escalate privileges to root by modifying service configuration files in RSA Web Threat Detection.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-4548?

CVE-2015-4548 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Oct 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

EMC RSA Web Threat Detection before 5.1 SP1 allows local users to obtain root privileges by leveraging access to a service account and writing commands to a service configuration file.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4548?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rsa Web Threat Detection.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4548?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4548 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-4548 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4548 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j4j8-cr4p-pgmg.

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