CVE-2023-43089 Missing authorization in Dell Rugged Control Center
A local attacker can modify policy files due to insufficient folder protection, leading to unauthorized resource access and privilege escalation.
- 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-2023-43089?
CVE-2023-43089 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dell Rugged Control Center, published on 1 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell Rugged Control Center, version prior to 4.7, contains insufficient protection for the Policy folder. A local malicious standard user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to modify the content of the policy file, leading to unauthorized access to resources.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43089?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Rugged Control Center.
How do I fix CVE-2023-43089?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-43089 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-43089 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-43089 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Rugged Control Center
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3wwc-jjmg-r6gq.