Vulnerability · Published Apr 3, 2024 · Assigned by rapid7

CVE-2024-0394Rapid7 Minerva Armor Privilege Escalation

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity missing authorization in Minerva from Rapid7. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Rapid7 Minerva Armor versions below 4.5.5 suffer from a privilege escalation vulnerability whereby an authenticated attacker can elevate privileges and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privilege. The vulnerability is caused by the product's implementation of OpenSSL's`OPENSSLDIR` parameter where it is set to a path accessible to low-privileged users. The vulnerability has been remediated and fixed in version 4.5.5.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Rapid7	Minerva	0 – before 4.5.5

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2024/04/03/cve-2024-0394-rapid7-minerva-armor-privilege-escalation-fixed/