Vulnerability · Published Sep 26, 2022 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2022-39245Mist vulnerable to user providing a Sudo binary for authentication checks
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity improper authentication in mist from makedeb. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Mist is the command-line interface for the makedeb Package Repository. Prior to version 0.9.5, a user-provided `sudo` binary via the `PATH` variable can allow a local user to run arbitrary commands on the user's system with root permissions. Versions 0.9.5 and later contain a patch. No known workarounds exist.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-305, CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/makedeb/mist/security/advisories/GHSA-pxg4-7c7r-2ww6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/makedeb/mist/commit/e257561a32cffe3c541b265097959adaea3d6b67 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/makedeb/mist/releases/tag/v0.9.5 x_refsource_MISC