Privilege escalation in Minio



Published: 2023-02-22
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-25812
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor minio.io

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU72488

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25812

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not correctly honor a "Deny" policy on ByPassGoverance. A remote attacker can gain elevated privileges on the system and delete an object under governance.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

minio: 2020-04-10T03-34-42Z - 2023-02-10T18-48-39Z

External links

http://github.com/minio/minio/security/advisories/GHSA-c8fc-mjj8-fc63
http://github.com/minio/minio/commit/a7188bc9d0f0a5ae05aaf1b8126bcd3cb3fdc485
http://github.com/minio/minio/pull/16635


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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