CVE-2015-4685 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.0 Published Updated

Local attackers with plcm account access can escalate privileges via a sudo misconfiguration in Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager.

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-2015-4685?

CVE-2015-4685 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager (aka RPRM) before 8.4 allows local users with access to the plcm account to gain privileges via a script in /var/polycom/cma/upgrade/scripts, related to a sudo misconfiguration.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4685?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Polycom Realpresence Resource Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4685?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4685 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-4685 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4685 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jjvr-cr6v-6j24.

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