Link following in Orion Platform - CVE-2022-47505

 

Link following in Orion Platform - CVE-2022-47505

Published: April 18, 2023 / Updated: April 25, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU75208
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-47505
CWE-ID: CWE-59
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 a symlink following issue within the TFTP Server service. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.


Affected software

Orion Platform

How to mitigate CVE-2022-47505

Install updates from vendor's website.

Orion Platform - update to 2023.2

External References

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