8.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-42455
Wazuh Privilege Escalation Information Disclosure
Description

Wazuh is a security detection, visibility, and compliance open source project. In versions 4.4.0 and 4.4.1, it is possible to get the Wazuh API administrator key used by the Dashboard using the browser development tools. This allows a logged user to the dashboard to become administrator of the API, even if their dashboard role is not. Version 4.4.2 contains a fix. There are no known workarounds.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 9, 2023, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 13, 2023, 4:26 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-42455 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 Wazuh wazuh-dashboard
2 Wazuh wazuh-kibana-app
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-2023-42455.

URL Resource
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-dashboard-plugins/issues/5427 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-kibana-app/pull/5428 Patch
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-kibana-app/security/advisories/GHSA-8w7x-52r7-qvjf Patch 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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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-42455 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-42455 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-dashboard-plugins/issues/5427 No Types Assigned https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-dashboard-plugins/issues/5427 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-kibana-app/pull/5428 No Types Assigned https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-kibana-app/pull/5428 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-kibana-app/security/advisories/GHSA-8w7x-52r7-qvjf No Types Assigned https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-kibana-app/security/advisories/GHSA-8w7x-52r7-qvjf Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-639
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh-dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:wazuh:*:* versions from (including) 4.4.0 up to (excluding) 4.4.2 *cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh-kibana-app:*:*:*:*:*:wazuh:*:* versions from (including) 4.4.0 up to (excluding) 4.4.2
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-2023-42455 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-2023-42455 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.12 }} 0.04%

score

0.46149

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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