Vulnerability · Published Nov 9, 2022 · Assigned by suse
CVE-2022-31253openldap2: /usr/lib/openldap/start allows ldap user/group to recursively chown arbitrary directory trees to itself
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Factory from openSUSE. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in openldap2 of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers with control of the ldap user or group to change ownership of arbitrary directory entries to this user/group, leading to escalation to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory openldap2 versions prior to 2.6.3-404.1.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-426 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N