Privilege escalation in RabbitMQ



| Updated: 2020-08-28
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-5419
CWE-ID CWE-427
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 RabbitMQ
Client/Desktop applications / Messaging software

Vendor VMware, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerabilities.

Updated 28.08.2020

Assigned CVE-ID number.

1) Insecure library loading

EUVDB-ID: #VU45783

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5419

CWE-ID: CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application loads dynamic libraries in an insecure manner. A local user can place a specially crafted library file on the system and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

RabbitMQ: 3.7.0 - 3.8.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v3.8.7
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2020-5419


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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