VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-27985
Security Onion v2 prior to 2.3.10 has an incorrect sudo configuration, which allows the administrative user to obtain root access without using the sudo password by editing and executing /home/<user>/SecurityOnion/setup/so-setup.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.53%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Security Onion v2 prior to 2.3.10 has an incorrect sudo configuration, which allows the administrative user to obtain root access without using the sudo password by editing and executing /home/<user>/SecurityOnion/setup/so-setup.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.53% probability · 43th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-306
- Affected
- securityonionsolutions/security onion
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/commit/b14670030349a2747a00ace665568ab5f51ac47bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/releasesRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://s1gh.sh/cve-2020-27985-security-onion-local-privilege-escalation/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/commit/b14670030349a2747a00ace665568ab5f51ac47bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/releasesRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://s1gh.sh/cve-2020-27985-security-onion-local-privilege-escalation/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.