Privilege escalation in Pydio Cells
CVE-2020-12850
The following vulnerability applies only to the Pydio Cells Enterprise OVF version 2.0.4. Prior versions of the Pydio Cells Enterprise OVF (such as version 2.0.3) have a looser policy restriction allowing the “pydio” user to execute any privileged command using sudo. In version 2.0.4 of the appliance, the user pydio is responsible for running all the services and binaries that are contained in the Pydio Cells web application package, such as mysqld, cells, among others. This user has privileges restricted to run those services and nothing more.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pydio Cells — versions 2.0.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.coresecurity.com/advisories (Third Party Advisory)
- www.coresecurity.com/core-labs/advisories/pydio-cells-204-multiple-vulnerabilit… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/158002/Pydio-Cells-2.0.4-XSS-File-Write-Code-Exec… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12850?
- CVE-2020-12850 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pydio Cells, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12850?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.