CVE-2020-25718 Missing authorization in samba

High 8.8 Published Updated

An attacker with RODC access can print administrator tickets, leading to privilege escalation and data exposure in Samba Active Directory environments.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-25718?

CVE-2020-25718 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 18 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A flaw was found in the way samba, as an Active Directory Domain Controller, is able to support an RODC (read-only domain controller). This would allow an RODC to print administrator tickets.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25718?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Samba Samba.

How do I fix CVE-2020-25718?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2020-25718 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25718 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2020-25718, AZL-36994, AZL-8766, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25718, ECHO-aa14-dbf1-eca8, GHSA-xrvp-6c6f-cv37 and 1 more.

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