CVE-2024-45173 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can escalate privileges from www-data to root by exploiting improper sudo permissions in C-MOR Video Surveillance.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-45173?
CVE-2024-45173 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in za-internet C-MOR Video Surveillance 5.2401. Due to improper privilege management concerning sudo privileges, C-MOR is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack. The Linux user www-data running the C-MOR web interface can execute some OS commands as root via Sudo without having to enter the root password. These commands, for example, include cp, chown, and chmod, which enable an attacker to modify the system's sudoers file in order to execute all commands with root privileges. Thus, it is possible to escalate the limited privileges of the user www-data to root privileges.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45173?
It affects 1 product.
Products include C-Mor C-Mor Video Surveillance.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45173?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45173 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-45173 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45173 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cq42-4xp3-5247.