7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-27985
Security Onion Root Privilege Escalation
Description

Security Onion v2 prior to 2.3.10 has an incorrect sudo configuration, which allows the administrative user to obtain root access without using the sudo password by editing and executing /home/<user>/SecurityOnion/setup/so-setup.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 23, 2020, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:22 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-27985 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Securityonionsolutions security_onion
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-27985.

URL Resource
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/commit/b14670030349a2747a00ace665568ab5f51ac47b Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/releases Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://s1gh.sh/cve-2020-27985-security-onion-local-privilege-escalation/ Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/commit/b14670030349a2747a00ace665568ab5f51ac47b Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/releases Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://s1gh.sh/cve-2020-27985-security-onion-local-privilege-escalation/ Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-27985 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-27985 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/commit/b14670030349a2747a00ace665568ab5f51ac47b
    Added Reference https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/releases
    Added Reference https://s1gh.sh/cve-2020-27985-security-onion-local-privilege-escalation/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-287 CWE-306
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/commit/b14670030349a2747a00ace665568ab5f51ac47b No Types Assigned https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/commit/b14670030349a2747a00ace665568ab5f51ac47b Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/releases No Types Assigned https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/releases Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://s1gh.sh/cve-2020-27985-security-onion-local-privilege-escalation/ No Types Assigned https://s1gh.sh/cve-2020-27985-security-onion-local-privilege-escalation/ Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:securityonionsolutions:security_onion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.0 up to (excluding) 2.3.10
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Security Onion v2 prior to 2.3.10 has an incorrect sudo configuration, which allows local users to obtain root access by editing and executing /home/<user>/SecurityOnion/setup/so-setup. Security Onion v2 prior to 2.3.10 has an incorrect sudo configuration, which allows the administrative user to obtain root access without using the sudo password by editing and executing /home/<user>/SecurityOnion/setup/so-setup.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-27985 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} -0.02%

score

0.14571

percentile

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