Vulnerability · Published Jul 19, 2024 · Assigned by Yugabyte
CVE-2024-6908Admin Can Escalate Privileges to SuperAdmin Using Manual PUT Request
Medium 6.0
In plain English
A medium-severity privilege mismanagement in YugabyteDB Anywhere from YugabyteDB. 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 18% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper privilege management in Yugabyte Platform allows authenticated admin users to escalate privileges to SuperAdmin via a crafted PUT HTTP request, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive system functions and data.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| YugabyteDB | YugabyteDB Anywhere | 2.14.0.0 – through 2.14.17.02.16.0.0 – through 2.16.9.02.18.0.0 – before 2.18.7.02.20.0.0 – before 2.20.3.0 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H