Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Kiteworks - CVE-2021-31585
Published: June 28, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54419
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31585
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote administrator to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the implementation of SSH, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Kiteworks
How to mitigate CVE-2021-31585
Install updates from vendor's website.
Kiteworks - update to 7.3.1