5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-28101
Flatpak Elevation Permission Info Falsification Vulnerability
Description

Flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux. In versions prior to 1.10.8, 1.12.8, 1.14.4, and 1.15.4, if an attacker publishes a Flatpak app with elevated permissions, they can hide those permissions from users of the `flatpak(1)` command-line interface by setting other permissions to crafted values that contain non-printable control characters such as `ESC`. A fix is available in versions 1.10.8, 1.12.8, 1.14.4, and 1.15.4. As a workaround, use a GUI like GNOME Software rather than the command-line interface, or only install apps whose maintainers you trust.

INFO

Published Date :

March 16, 2023, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:54 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-28101 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 Flatpak flatpak

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-28101 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
Critical Vulnerability Found in Flatpak: CVE-2024-42472 (CVSS 10) Exposes Files Outside Sandbox

Please enable JavaScriptA serious security flaw has been discovered in Flatpak, a popular system for distributing and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 16, 2024 (4 months, 1 week ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-28101 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/flatpak/flatpak/commit/409e34187de2b2b2c4ef34c79f417be698830f6c
    Added Reference https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/6cac99dafe6003c8a4bd5666341c217876536869
    Added Reference https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/7fe63f2e8f1fd2dafc31d45154cf0b191ebec66c
    Added Reference https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-h43h-fwqx-mpp8
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-12
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 23, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-12 [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/409e34187de2b2b2c4ef34c79f417be698830f6c No Types Assigned https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/409e34187de2b2b2c4ef34c79f417be698830f6c Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/6cac99dafe6003c8a4bd5666341c217876536869 No Types Assigned https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/6cac99dafe6003c8a4bd5666341c217876536869 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/7fe63f2e8f1fd2dafc31d45154cf0b191ebec66c No Types Assigned https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/7fe63f2e8f1fd2dafc31d45154cf0b191ebec66c Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-h43h-fwqx-mpp8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-h43h-fwqx-mpp8 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:flatpak:flatpak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.10.8 *cpe:2.3:a:flatpak:flatpak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.12.0 up to (excluding) 1.12.8 *cpe:2.3:a:flatpak:flatpak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.14.0 up to (excluding) 1.14.4 *cpe:2.3:a:flatpak:flatpak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.15.0 up to (excluding) 1.15.4
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

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.12 }} 0.03%

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0.46054

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