Vulnerability in Buildkite Elastic Ci Stack
CVE-2023-43116
A symbolic link following vulnerability in Buildkite Elastic CI for AWS versions prior to 6.7.1 and 5.22.5 allows the buildkite-agent user to change ownership of arbitrary directories via the PIPELINE_PATH variable in the fix-buildkite-agent-builds-permissions script.
EPSS: 0.003 (24.9th 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
- Buildkite Elastic_ci_stack
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-43116?
- CVE-2023-43116 is a high-severity vulnerability in Buildkite Elastic Ci Stack, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-12-22.
- How severe is CVE-2023-43116?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-43116 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.