CVE-2023-40315 ROLE_FILESYSTEM_EDITOR Can Be Used To Escalate To ROLE_ADMIN
Users with filesystem editor role can escalate to admin privileges in OpenNMS Horizon and Meridian, requiring an upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-40315?
CVE-2023-40315 is a medium-severity vulnerability in The OpenNMS Group Horizon, published on 17 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In OpenMNS Horizon 31.0.8 and versions earlier than 32.0.2 and related Meridian versions, any user that has the ROLE_FILESYSTEM_EDITOR can easily escalate their privileges to ROLE_ADMIN or any other role. The solution is to upgrade to Meridian 2023.1.5 or Horizon 32.0.2 or newer. Meridian and Horizon installation instructions state that they are intended for installation within an organization's private networks and should not be directly accessible from the Internet. OpenNMS thanks Erik Wynter for reporting this issue.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40315?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.opennms:opennms-webapp-rest. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.opennms:opennms-webapp-rest Maven | From 31.0.8 | 32.0.2 |
org.opennms:opennms-webapp-rest Maven | From 31.0.8 | 32.0.2 |
Products include Opennms Horizon, Opennms Meridian.
How do I fix CVE-2023-40315?
Upgrade org.opennms:opennms-webapp-rest to 32.0.2 or later.
Is CVE-2023-40315 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-40315 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Other vulnerabilities in The OpenNMS Group Horizon
- CVE-2021-25931 Cross-Site Request Forgery in OpenNMS Horizon
- CVE-2021-3396 OpenNMS Horizon RCE via JEXL2 expression
- CVE-2023-0872 ROLE_REST can be used to escalate to ROLE_ADMIN via /rest/users
- CVE-2023-0870 Form Can Be Manipulated with Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- CVE-2020-11886 SQL injection in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hf5p-f83x-5q2g.