OpenLDAP2 Untrusted Path CVE-2022-31253: Local Escalation (2.6.3-404.1)
CVE-2022-31253 Published on November 9, 2022
openldap2: /usr/lib/openldap/start allows ldap user/group to recursively chown arbitrary directory trees to itself
A Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in openldap2 of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers with control of the ldap user or group to change ownership of arbitrary directory entries to this user/group, leading to escalation to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory openldap2 versions prior to 2.6.3-404.1.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-31253 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2022-31253. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Untrusted Path Vulnerability?
The application searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the application's direct control.
CVE-2022-31253 has been classified to as an Untrusted Path vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-31253
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Affected Versions
openSUSE Factory:- Version openldap2 and below 2.6.3-404.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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