Vulnerability · Published Dec 11, 2024 · Assigned by SEC-VLab
CVE-2024-28139Privilege escalation through sudo misconfiguration
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Scan2Net from Image Access GmbH. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The www-data user can elevate its privileges because sudo is configured to allow the execution of the mount command as root without a password. Therefore, the privileges can be escalated to the root user. The risk has been accepted by the vendor and won't be fixed in the near future.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Image Access GmbH | Scan2Net | 0 – through 7.42B |
Weakness: CWE-250 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://r.sec-consult.com/imageaccess third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Dec/2