Auth bypass in Quickbox
CVE-2020-13695
In QuickBox Community Edition through 2.5.5 and Pro Edition through 2.1.8, the local www-data user has sudo privileges to execute grep as root without a password, which allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information via a grep of a /root/*.db or /etc/shadow file.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.014 (69.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Quickbox
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-13695?
- CVE-2020-13695 is a high-severity vulnerability in Quickbox, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-06-01.
- How severe is CVE-2020-13695?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.