Auth bypass in Fedoraproject Fedora
CVE-2023-3899
A vulnerability was found in subscription-manager that allows local privilege escalation due to inadequate authorization. The D-Bus interface com.redhat.RHSM1 exposes a significant number of methods to all users that could change the state…
EPSS: 0.003 (16.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 — versions 0:1.24.52-2.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:1.28.36-3.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services For Sap Solutions — versions 0:1.25.17.1-2.el8_1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support — versions 0:1.26.22-2.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service — versions 0:1.26.22-2.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services For Sap Solutions — versions 0:1.26.22-2.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support — versions 0:1.28.13-7.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service — versions 0:1.28.13-7.el8_4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-3899?
- CVE-2023-3899 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-08-23.
- How severe is CVE-2023-3899?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-3899 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.