Privilege escalation in Thingsboard
CVE-2022-45608
An issue was discovered in ThingsBoard 3.4.1, allows low privileged attackers (CUSTOMER_USER) to gain escalated privileges (vertically) and become an Administrator (TENANT_ADMIN) or (SYS_ADMIN) on the web application. It is important to note that in order to accomplish this, the attacker must know the corresponding API's parameter (authority : value).
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Thingsboard — versions 3.4.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-45608?
- CVE-2022-45608 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thingsboard, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-03-01.
- How severe is CVE-2022-45608?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.