Vulnerability in Pleaseedit Project
CVE-2021-31154
pleaseedit in please before 0.4 uses predictable temporary filenames in /tmp and the target directory. This allows a local attacker to gain full root privileges by staging a symlink attack.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.2% 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.com/edneville/please/-/tree/master/src/bin (Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/18/1 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-31154?
- CVE-2021-31154 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pleaseedit Project, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-05-27.
- How severe is CVE-2021-31154?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-31154 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.