Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in openITCOCKPIT - CVE-2019-15493
Published: January 2, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23893
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15493
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: it-novum GmbH
Affected software:
openITCOCKPIT
openITCOCKPIT
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software allows arbitrary file deletion. A remote authenticated attacker with "Backup/Restore" permission can delete any files located at "/opt/openitc/".
How to mitigate CVE-2019-15493
Install updates from vendor's website.