7.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-21987
Oracle VM VirtualBox Core Low Privilege Takeover Vulnerability
Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 6.1.44 and Prior to 7.0.8. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

INFO

Published Date :

April 18, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 16, 2024, 3:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

1.1
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-21987 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-21987 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 Oracle vm_virtualbox
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-2023-21987.

URL Resource
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2023.html Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Born at : May 19, 2023, 7:39 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-21987 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-21987 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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Sep. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-269
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2023.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2023.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.1.44 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.0.8
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-2023-21987 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-21987 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.16 }} -0.16%

score

0.53066

percentile

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