Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in MikroTik RouterOS - CVE-2023-30799

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in MikroTik RouterOS - CVE-2023-30799

Published: July 27, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU78701
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30799
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MikroTik
Affected software:
MikroTik RouterOS

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in RouterOS. A remote authenticated user with "admin" privileges can bypass implemented security restrictions and obtain "super-admin" role.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-30799

Install updates from vendor's website.

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