#VU64694 Improper Privilege Management in minio - CVE-2021-43858

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#VU64694 Improper Privilege Management in minio - CVE-2021-43858

Published: June 27, 2022 / Updated: August 9, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU64694
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43858
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
minio
Software vendor:
MinIO

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in AddUser() function admin API. A remote user can hand-craft an HTTP API call that allows for updating policy for a user and gaining higher privileges.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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