CVE-2019-19348

openshift/apb-base: /etc/passwd is given incorrect privileges

Severity Score

7.0

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/apb-base, affecting versions before the following 4.3.5, 4.2.21, 4.1.37, and 3.11.188-4. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.

Se detectó una vulnerabilidad de modificación no segura en el archivo /etc/passwd en el contenedor openshift/apb-base, que afecta a las versiones anteriores a las siguientes 4.3.5, 4.2.21, 4.1.37 y 3.11.188-4. Un atacante con acceso al contenedor podría utilizar este fallo para modificar el archivo /etc/passwd y escalar sus privilegios.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-11-27 CVE Reserved
2020-03-04 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-19348	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19348	2020-03-20
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1793286	2020-03-20
https://access.redhat.com/articles/4859371	2020-03-20

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Openshift Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift"				< 3.11.188-4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift" and version " < 3.11.188-4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Openshift Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift"				>= 4.0.0 < 4.1.37 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift" and version " >= 4.0.0 < 4.1.37"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Openshift Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift"				>= 4.2.0 < 4.2.21 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift" and version " >= 4.2.0 < 4.2.21"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Openshift Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift"				>= 4.3.0 < 4.3.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift" and version " >= 4.3.0 < 4.3.5"		-		Affected