Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in OpenEdge - CVE-2022-29849
Published: May 4, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62787
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29849
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in certain SUID binaries within the OpenEdge application, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
OpenEdge
How to mitigate CVE-2022-29849
Install updates from vendor's website.
OpenEdge - addressed in versions 11.7.14, 12.2.9
External References
- https://www.progress.com/openedge
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/OpenEdge-11-7-14-is-Now-Available
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/OpenEdge-12-2-9-Update-is-available
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/Remediation-of-Privilege-Escalation-Security-Vulnerability-CVE-2022-29849