CVE-2024-0394 Rapid7 Minerva Armor Privilege Escalation
An authenticated attacker can elevate privileges to SYSTEM and execute arbitrary code due to insecure OpenSSL directory permissions.
- 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-2024-0394?
CVE-2024-0394 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Minerva, published on 3 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Rapid7 Minerva Armor versions below 4.5.5 suffer from a privilege escalation vulnerability whereby an authenticated attacker can elevate privileges and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privilege. The vulnerability is caused by the product's implementation of OpenSSL's`OPENSSLDIR` parameter where it is set to a path accessible to low-privileged users. The vulnerability has been remediated and fixed in version 4.5.5.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0394?
How do I fix CVE-2024-0394?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0394 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-0394 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-0394 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5q37-x55w-w66j.