Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Azure DevOps Server - CVE-2023-38155
Published: September 12, 2023 / Updated: September 14, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80692
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-2023-38155
CWE-ID: CWE-502
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 insecure input validation when processing serialized data within the MachinePropertyBag class. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the server and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Affected software
Azure DevOps Server
How to mitigate CVE-2023-38155
Install updates from vendor's website.
Azure DevOps Server - addressed in versions 20230601.3, 20230820.2, 20230823.1, 20230825.1, 20230825.4