#VU95541 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in go - CVE-2023-49292

Vulnerability identifier: #VU95541

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49292

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
go
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: ecies

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote attacker can call functions Encapsulate(), Decapsulate() and ECDH() to recover any private key that interacts with it.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

go: 1.0.0 - 2.0.7

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External links
https://github.com/ecies/go/security/advisories/GHSA-8j98-cjfr-qx3h
https://github.com/ecies/go/commit/c6e775163866d6ea5233eb8ec8530a9122101ebd
https://github.com/ashutosh1206/Crypton/blob/master/Diffie-Hellman-Key-Exchange/Attack-Invalid-Curve-Point/README.md
https://github.com/ecies/go/releases/tag/v2.0.8

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.