Vulnerability in Charlesproxy Charles
CVE-2017-15358
Race condition in the Charles Proxy Settings suid binary in Charles Proxy before 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the --self-repair option.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (53.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45107/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715358-local-root-privesc-in-charles-proxy-42.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15358?
- CVE-2017-15358 is a high-severity vulnerability in Charlesproxy Charles, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2018-08-03.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15358?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.