SB2023051141 - Privilege escalation in Apache bRPC
Published: May 11, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023051141
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31039)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A local user can influence the ServerOptions pid_file parameter with which the bRPC server is started and execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the bRPC process.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.