Privilege escalation in HornetQ

1) Creation of temporary file with insecure permissions

EUVDB-ID: #VU101867

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-51127

CWE-ID: CWE-378 - Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error within the createTempFile method. A local user can overwrite arbitrary files on the system and potentially escalate privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

HornetQ: 2.0.0 CR1 - 2.4.9

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:hornetq:hornetq:2.0.0:CR1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:hornetq:hornetq:2.0.0:CR2:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:hornetq:hornetq:2.0.0:CR3:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/JAckLosingHeart/CWE-378/blob/main/CVE-2024-51127.md

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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