// For flags

CVE-2019-3475

Local privilege escalation in Filr famtd

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the famtd component of Micro Focus Filr 3.0 allows a local attacker authenticated as a low privilege user to escalate to root. This vulnerability affects all versions of Filr 3.x prior to Security Update 6.

Una vulnerabilidad de escalado de privilegios local en el componente famtd de Micro Focus Filr 3.0 permite que un atacante local autenticado como usuario con bajos privilegios escale a root. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a todas las versiones 3.x de Filr anteriores al Security Update 6.

Micro Focus Filr version 3.4.0.217 suffers from privilege escalation and path traversal vulnerabilities.

*Credits: This vulnerability was discovered and researched by Matias Choren from SecureAuth.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-12-31 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-02-20 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-04 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Microfocus
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Filr
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3.0
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-
Affected
in Suse
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Suse Linux Enterprise Server
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11
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Microfocus
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Filr
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3.0
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update_1
Affected
in Suse
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Suse Linux Enterprise Server
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11
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Microfocus
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Filr
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3.0
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update_2
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Suse Linux Enterprise Server
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11
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Microfocus
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Filr
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3.0
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update_3
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11
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Microfocus
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Filr
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3.0
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update_4
Affected
in Suse
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Suse Linux Enterprise Server
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11
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Microfocus
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Filr
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3.0
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update_5
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in Suse
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Suse Linux Enterprise Server
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11
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