# CVE-2023-0759: Privilege Chaining in cockpit-hq/cockpit

> An attacker can exploit privilege chaining in Cockpit CMS to escalate their permissions within the application.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 9 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-86rf-38v8-9c4x

## What is CVE-2023-0759?

CVE-2023-0759 is a medium-severity vulnerability in cockpit-hq/cockpit, published on 9 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Privilege Chaining in GitHub repository cockpit-hq/cockpit prior to 2.3.8.

Weakness: CWE-268 (Privilege Chaining)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0759?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including cockpit-hq/cockpit. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `cockpit-hq/cockpit` | Packagist | All versions | 2.3.8 |
| `cockpit-hq/cockpit` | Packagist | All versions | 2.3.8 |

Products: Agentejo Cockpit.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0759?

Upgrade cockpit-hq/cockpit to 2.3.8 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-0759 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0759 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in cockpit-hq/cockpit

- [CVE-2023-4195](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4195/): PHP Remote File Inclusion in cockpit-hq/cockpit (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-4825](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4825/): Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability on Cockpit CMS from Agentejo (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-2818](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2818/): Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in cockpit-hq/cockpit (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-35131](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35131/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-35846](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35846/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0759 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0759 is a medium-severity vulnerability in cockpit-hq/cockpit, published on 9 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0759 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 2.3.8
- cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 2.3.8

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0759/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0759/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0759
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0759
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0759

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0759/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.