CVE-2016-2353 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can add SSH keys to arbitrary groups to gain elevated privileges on the Accellion File Transfer Appliance.
- 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-2016-2353?
CVE-2016-2353 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) before FTA_9_12_40 allows local users to add an SSH key to an arbitrary group, and consequently gain privileges, via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2353?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Accellion File Transfer Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2353?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2353 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-2353 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2353 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2017-8794 Server-side request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2019-5622 Accellion File Transfer Appliance Use of Hard-coded Credentials
- CVE-2019-5623 Accellion File Transfer Appliance Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
- CVE-2015-2857 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2017-8303 Command injection in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9gfm-w9p6-gjvg.