#VU22774 Improper Privilege Management in Brakeman - CVE-2019-18409 

 

#VU22774 Improper Privilege Management in Brakeman - CVE-2019-18409

Published: November 14, 2019 / Updated: June 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU22774
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18409
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Brakeman
Software vendor:
presidentbeef

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privilege on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to missing access control in the "ruby_parser-legacy-1.0.0/lib/ruby_parser/legacy/ruby_parser.rb" file. A local user can escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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