PT-2023-27698 · Unknown · Knowstreaming

Gaogaostone · Published 2023-09-05 · Updated 2023-09-08 · CVE-2023-40918

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions KnowStreaming version 3.3.0

Description The issue allows unauthorized users to create a new user with an admin role, leading to Escalation of Privileges.

Recommendations For KnowStreaming version 3.3.0, update to a version that fixes the Escalation of Privileges issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the ability to create new users with admin roles until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-40918

Affected Products

Knowstreaming

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/didi/KnowStreaming/issues/1128 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40918 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40918 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/69895 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1699125536784580951 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1699159570294133080 · Twitter Post