CVE-2019-19345 Privilege escalation in openshift/mediawiki-apb

High 7.0 Published Updated

An attacker with container access can modify /etc/passwd to escalate privileges in OpenShift MediaWiki APB deployments.

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-2019-19345?

CVE-2019-19345 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openshift, published on 20 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability was found in all openshift/mediawiki-apb 4.x.x versions prior to 4.3.0, where an insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/mediawiki-apb. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.

Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-266

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19345?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Openshift.

How do I fix CVE-2019-19345?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19345 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-19345 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19345 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Openshift vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-64xq-qrw2-w86j.

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