CVE-2022-31253

openldap2: /usr/lib/openldap/start allows ldap user/group to recursively chown arbitrary directory trees to itself

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in openldap2 of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers with control of the ldap user or group to change ownership of arbitrary directory entries to this user/group, leading to escalation to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory openldap2 versions prior to 2.6.3-404.1.

Una vulnerabilidad de Ruta de Búsqueda No Confiable en openldap2 de openSUSE Factory permite a atacantes locales con control del usuario o grupo ldap cambiar la propiedad de entradas de directorio arbitrarias a este usuario/grupo, lo que lleva a una escalada a root. Este problema afecta a: versiones de openSUSE Factory openldap2 anteriores a 2.6.3-404.1.

*Credits: Matthias Gerstner from SUSE

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

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-05-20 CVE Reserved
2022-11-09 CVE Published
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
2024-09-16 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1202931	2024-09-16

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Openldap2 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Openldap2"				< 2.6.3-404.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Openldap2" and version " < 2.6.3-404.1"		-		Affected