WebYaST Vulnerability in openSUSE Allows Local Privilege Escalation
CVE-2013-3709
Key Information:
- Vendor
Suse
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 23 December 2013
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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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Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
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