CVE-2019-19585 Privilege escalation in n/a
An attacker can exploit sudoers misconfiguration in rConfig to bypass local security restrictions and escalate privileges.
- 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-2019-19585?
CVE-2019-19585 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in rConfig 3.9.3. The install script updates the /etc/sudoers file for rconfig specific tasks. After an "rConfig specific Apache configuration" update, apache has high privileges for some binaries. This can be exploited by an attacker to bypass local security restrictions.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19585?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rconfig Rconfig.
How do I fix CVE-2019-19585?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19585 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-19585 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19585 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3jwc-f428-ggr9.