Privilege escalation in Edneville Please
CVE-2023-46277
please (aka pleaser) through 0.5.4 allows privilege escalation through the TIOCSTI and/or TIOCLINUX ioctl. (If both TIOCSTI and TIOCLINUX are disabled, this cannot be exploited.)
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th 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
- Edneville Please
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-46277?
- CVE-2023-46277 is a high-severity vulnerability in Edneville Please, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-10-20.
- How severe is CVE-2023-46277?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-46277 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.