PT-2020-14853 · Winston · Winston

Published 2020-10-28 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-16262

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Winston version 1.5.4

Description The issue is related to a local www-data user that has excessive permissions, leading to root privilege escalation.

Recommendations For Winston version 1.5.4, consider restricting the permissions of the www-data user to prevent root privilege escalation until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-16262

Affected Products

Winston

References · 5

• 🔥 https://labs.bishopfox.com/advisories/winston-privacy-version-1.5.4 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16262 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16262 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/15693 · Telegram Post
• https://winstonprivacy.com · Note