Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Juju by Canonical
CVE-2017-9232

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Canonical
Status
Juju
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 May 2017

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 74%

Summary

Juju versions prior to 1.25.12, 2.0.x before 2.0.4, and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 are susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability due to the usage of a UNIX domain socket without setting the necessary permissions. This flaw enables users on the same system to gain root access, posing significant security risks. Proper permission configurations are essential to mitigate this vulnerability and safeguard system integrity.

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

Metasploit exploit module for CVE-2017-9232
Created by Rapid7

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/juju/+bug/1682411
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44023/
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98737
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EPSS Score

74% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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