7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2023-33298
Perimeter81 OS X HelperTool Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

com.perimeter81.osx.HelperTool in Perimeter81 10.0.0.19 on macOS allows Local Privilege Escalation (to root) via shell metacharacters in usingCAPath.

INFO

Published Date :

June 30, 2023, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 27, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-33298 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 Perimeter81 xpc_helpertool
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-33298 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

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-2023-33298.

URL Resource
https://support.perimeter81.com/docs/macos-agent-release-notes Release Notes
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/653767 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.ns-echo.com/posts/cve_2023_33298.html Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://support.perimeter81.com/docs/macos-agent-release-notes Release Notes
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/653767 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.ns-echo.com/posts/cve_2023_33298.html Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-33298 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-2023-33298 weaknesses.

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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macOS third-party software vulnerabilities I have discovered

Objective-C Shell

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
13 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : July 29, 2023, 4:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-33298 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-33298 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

    Nov. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CWE-77
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.perimeter81.com/docs/macos-agent-release-notes
    Added Reference https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/653767
    Added Reference https://www.ns-echo.com/posts/cve_2023_33298.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Aug. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/653767 No Types Assigned https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/653767 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/653767 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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://support.perimeter81.com/docs/macos-agent-release-notes No Types Assigned https://support.perimeter81.com/docs/macos-agent-release-notes Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://www.ns-echo.com/posts/cve_2023_33298.html No Types Assigned https://www.ns-echo.com/posts/cve_2023_33298.html Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:perimeter81:xpc_helpertool:10.0.0.19:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.23 }} 0.06%

score

0.45814

percentile