CVE-2023-38994 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers with SSH access can read plaintext LDAP passwords from process lists, enabling privilege escalation in Univention Corporate Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-38994?
CVE-2023-38994 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The 'check_univention_joinstatus' prometheus monitoring script (and other scripts) in UCS 5.0-5 revealed the LDAP plaintext password of the machine account in the process list allowing attackers with local ssh access to gain higher privileges and perform followup attacks. By default, the configuration of UCS does not allow local ssh access for regular users.
Weakness: CWE-668
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38994?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Univention Univention Corporate Server.
How do I fix CVE-2023-38994?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38994 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-38994 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38994 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-79jx-q243-6wc7.