Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-31154
Potential exploit
pleaseedit in please before 0.4 uses predictable temporary filenames in /tmp and the target directory. This allows a local attacker to gain full root privileges by staging a symlink attack.
Products affected by CVE-2021-31154
- cpe:2.3:a:pleaseedit_project:pleaseedit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-31154
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 10 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-31154
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
|
NIST | |
|
7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-31154
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The product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-31154
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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/18/1
oss-security - please: CVE-2021-31153,CVE-2021-31154,CVE-2021-31155: local root exploit and further security issues in sudo-like utilityExploit;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://gitlab.com/edneville/please/-/tree/master/src/bin
src/bin · master · ed neville / please · GitLabThird Party Advisory
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