Auth bypass in Canonical Juju
CVE-2017-9232
Juju before 1.25.12, 2.0.x before 2.0.4, and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 uses a UNIX domain socket without setting appropriate permissions, allowing privilege escalation by users on the system to root.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.485 (98.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.485 · newest: 0.485 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Canonical Juju — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.launchpad.net/juju/+bug/1682411 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44023/ (exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98737 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9232?
- CVE-2017-9232 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Canonical Juju, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-28.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9232?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-9232 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.