Headline
CVE-2023-42455: User privilege escalation
Wazuh is a security detection, visibility, and compliance open source project. In versions 4.4.0 and 4.4.1, it is possible to get the Wazuh API administrator key used by the Dashboard using the browser development tools. This allows a logged user to the dashboard to become administrator of the API, even if their dashboard role is not. Version 4.4.2 contains a fix. There are no known workarounds.
High
gdiazlo published GHSA-8w7x-52r7-qvjf
Oct 9, 2023
Package
wazuh-dashboard (Wazuh)
Affected versions
= 4.4.0, 4.4.1
Description
Impact
It is possible to get the Wazuh API administrator key used by the Dashboard using the browser development tools. This allows a logged user to the dashboard to become administrator of the API, even if their dashboard role is not.
Patches
This has been solved in 4.4.2
Workarounds
There are no workarounds.
References
- #5428
Severity
CVSS base metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H