CVE-2023-40361 Privilege escalation in n/a
A low-privileged user can escalate privileges to root by modifying a world-writable script executed by the root user in a daily cronjob.
- 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-2023-40361?
CVE-2023-40361 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SECUDOS Qiata (DOMOS OS) 4.13 has Insecure Permissions for the previewRm.sh daily cronjob. To exploit this, an attacker needs access as a low-privileged user to the underlying DOMOS system. Every user on the system has write permission for previewRm.sh, which is executed by the root user.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40361?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Secudos Qiata.
How do I fix CVE-2023-40361?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40361 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-40361 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-40361 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h2q7-whv7-5m3x.