CVE-2021-45008 Privilege escalation in n/a
Insecure permissions in Plesk allow users to escalate privileges to admin rights, though the vendor claims this is site-specific.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-45008?
CVE-2021-45008 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Plesk CMS 18.0.37 is affected by an insecure permissions vulnerability that allows privilege Escalation from user to admin rights. OTE: the vendor states that this is only a site-specific problem on websites of one or more Plesk users
Weakness: CWE-281
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45008?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Plesk Plesk.
How do I fix CVE-2021-45008?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-45008 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-45008 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45008 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-84hm-26hq-gff5.