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

EPSS: 0.009 (54.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

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.