CVE-2024-6908 Admin Can Escalate Privileges to SuperAdmin Using Manual PUT Request
Authenticated admin users can escalate privileges to SuperAdmin via a crafted PUT request, gaining unauthorized access to sensitive system functions and data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-6908?
CVE-2024-6908 is a medium-severity vulnerability in YugabyteDB Anywhere, published on 19 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper privilege management in Yugabyte Platform allows authenticated admin users to escalate privileges to SuperAdmin via a crafted PUT HTTP request, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive system functions and data.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6908?
How do I fix CVE-2024-6908?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6908 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-6908 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6908 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vwc8-7rg6-jffc.