WebYaST Vulnerability in openSUSE Allows Local Privilege Escalation
CVE-2013-3709

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Key Information:

Vendor: Suse
Status: Studio Onsite; Suse Lifecycle Management Server; Webyast
Vendor: CVE Published:; 23 December 2013

What is CVE-2013-3709?

The WebYaST 1.3 application in openSUSE has been identified to use inadequate permissions for the config/initializers/secret_token.rb file. This flaw creates a significant security risk, as it enables local users to read the Rails secret token stored within that file. Such access can lead to further privilege escalation within the system.

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