Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2020 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2020-1709
High 7.0
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect permission assignment in openshift/mediawiki from [UNKNOWN]. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A vulnerability was found in all openshift/mediawiki 4.x.x versions prior to 4.3.0, where an insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/mediawiki. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| [UNKNOWN] | openshift/mediawiki | n/a |
Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H