CVE-2021-30490 Privilege escalation in n/a
An authenticated user can escalate privileges by modifying the service binary due to insecure file permissions in ViewPower.
- 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-2021-30490?
CVE-2021-30490 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
upsMonitor in ViewPower (aka ViewPowerHTML) 1.04-21012 through 1.04-21353 has insecure permissions for the service binary that enable an Authenticated User to modify files, allowing for privilege escalation.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30490?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Power-Software-Download Viewpower.
How do I fix CVE-2021-30490?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-30490 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-30490 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30490 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hwqv-hx2f-fwhv.