CVE-2020-2910 Missing authorization in VM VirtualBox

Medium 6.5 Published 15 Apr 2020 Updated 27 Sep 2024

A low-privileged attacker with local access can modify or delete critical data in Oracle VM VirtualBox, compromising integrity.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2020-2910?

CVE-2020-2910 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Opensuse Leap, published on 15 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 6.0.20 and prior to 6.1.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2910?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Opensuse Leap, Oracle Vm Virtualbox.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2910?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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

Is CVE-2020-2910 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2910 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Opensuse Leap vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-74m7-g265-p4vc, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-2910.