Privilege Escalation
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
How It Works
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted. The attack exploits the gap between what the system thinks a user can do and what they actually can do through manipulation or exploitation.
Vertical escalation is the classic form—a regular user obtaining administrator rights. This happens through kernel exploits that bypass OS-level security, misconfigurations in role-based access control (RBAC) that fail to enforce boundaries, or direct manipulation of authorization tokens and session data. Horizontal escalation involves accessing resources belonging to users at the same privilege level, typically through insecure direct object references (IDOR) where changing an ID in a request grants access to another user's data.
Context-dependent escalation exploits workflow logic by skipping authorization checkpoints. An attacker might access administrative URLs directly without going through proper authentication flows, manipulate parameters to bypass permission checks, or exploit REST API endpoints that don't validate method permissions—like a read-only GET permission that can be leveraged for write operations through protocol upgrades or alternative endpoints.
Impact
- Full system compromise through kernel-level exploits granting root or SYSTEM privileges
- Administrative control over applications, allowing configuration changes, user management, and deployment of malicious code
- Lateral movement across cloud infrastructure, containers, or network segments using escalated service account permissions
- Data exfiltration by accessing databases, file systems, or API endpoints restricted to higher privilege levels
- Persistence establishment through creation of backdoor accounts or modification of system configurations
Real-World Examples
Kubernetes clusters have been compromised through kubelet API misconfigurations where read-only GET permissions on worker nodes could be escalated to remote code execution. Attackers upgraded HTTP connections to WebSockets to access the /exec endpoint, gaining shell access to all pods on the node. This affected over 69 Helm charts including widely-deployed monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog agents.
Windows Print Spooler vulnerabilities (PrintNightmare class) allowed authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by exploiting improper privilege checks in the print service. Attackers loaded malicious DLLs through carefully crafted print jobs, escalating from low-privilege user accounts to full domain administrator access.
Cloud metadata services have been exploited where SSRF vulnerabilities combined with over-permissioned IAM roles allowed attackers to retrieve temporary credentials with elevated permissions, pivoting from compromised web applications to broader cloud infrastructure access.
Mitigation
- Enforce deny-by-default access control where permissions must be explicitly granted rather than implicitly allowed
- Implement consistent authorization checks at every layer—API gateway, application logic, and data access—never relying on client-side or single-point validation
- Apply principle of least privilege with time-limited, scope-restricted permissions and just-in-time access for administrative functions
- Audit permission inheritance and role assignments regularly to identify overly permissive configurations or privilege creep
- Separate execution contexts using containers, sandboxes, or capability-based security to limit blast radius
- Deploy runtime monitoring for unusual privilege usage patterns and anomalous access to restricted resources
Recent CVEs (14621)
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.244 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.152 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.406 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.249 on Windows and OS X and before 15.0.0.252 on. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.244 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.152 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.406 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.249 on Windows and OS X and before 15.0.0.252 on. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
IBM Cognos TM1 10.2.0.2 before IF1 and 10.2.2.0 before IF1 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by visiting the Rights page and then following a generated link. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Plack::App::File in Plack before 1.0031 removes trailing slash characters from paths, which allows remote attackers to bypass the whitelist of generated files and obtain sensitive information via a. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
An unspecified Ajax service in the Content Management toolkit in IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) 8.5.x through 8.5.5 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by performing. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) 7.5.x through 8.5.5 and WebSphere Lombardi Edition 7.2.x allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and send requests to internal. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Mozilla Firefox before 31.1 on Android does not properly restrict copying of local files onto the SD card during processing of file: URLs, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The Android WebView in Android before 4.4 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted attribute containing a \u0000 character, as demonstrated by an. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 77.6%.
The device-initialization functionality in the MSM camera driver for the Linux kernel 2.6.x and 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The _UpgradeBeforeConfigurationChange function in lib/client/gnt_cluster.py in Ganeti 2.10.0 before 2.10.7 and 2.11.0 before 2.11.5 uses world-readable permissions for the configuration backup file,. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Xen 4.4.x, when running a 64-bit kernel on an ARM system, does not properly handle traps from the guest domain that use a different address width, which allows local guest users to cause a denial of. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3).
The WordPress Mobile Pack plugin before 2.0.2 for WordPress does not properly restrict access to password protected posts, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 52.8%.
The management console in Aruba Networks ClearPass Policy Manager 6.3.0.60730 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in certain arguments of a valid command, as. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud (aka Cisco Cloud Portal) does not properly implement URL redirection, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted URL,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
IBM Maximo Asset Management 6.1 through 6.5, 7.1 through 7.1.1.13, and 7.5 through 7.5.0.6; Maximo Asset Management 7.5.0 through 7.5.0.3 and 7.5.1 through 7.5.1.2 for SmartCloud Control Desk; and. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
IBM Worklight Foundation 5.x and 6.x before 6.2.0.0, as used in Worklight and Mobile Foundation, allows remote authenticated users to bypass the application-authenticity feature via unspecified. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Monitoring Agent for UNIX Logs 6.2.0 through FP03, 6.2.1 through FP04, 6.2.2 through FP09, and 6.2.3 through FP04 and Monitoring Server (ms) and Shared Libraries (ax) 6.2.0 through FP03, 6.2.1. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
The web framework in Cisco Transport Gateway for Smart Call Home (aka TG-SCH or Transport Gateway Installation Software) 4.0 does not properly check authorization for administrative web pages, which. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through 10.0.3 and other products, uses 0644 permissions for the vm-support archive, which allows local users to obtain. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.7). Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
The Debugger extension API in browser/extensions/api/debugger/debugger_api.cc in Google Chrome before 37.0.2062.94 does not validate a tab's URL before an attach operation, which allows remote. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
extensions/common/url_pattern.cc in Google Chrome before 37.0.2062.94 does not prevent use of a '\0' character in a host name, which allows remote attackers to spoof the extension permission dialog. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The administrative interface (contrib.admin) in Django before 1.4.14, 1.5.x before 1.5.9, 1.6.x before 1.6.6, and 1.7 before release candidate 3 does not check if a field represents a relationship. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available.
IBM Emptoris Sourcing Portfolio 9.5.x before 9.5.1.3, 10.0.0.x before 10.0.0.1, 10.0.1.x before 10.0.1.3, and 10.0.2.x before 10.0.2.4 and Emptoris Spend Analysis 9.5.x before 9.5.0.4, 10.0.1.x. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
QNAP TS-469U with firmware 4.0.7 Build 20140410, TS-459U, TS-EC1679U-RP, and SS-839 use world-readable permissions for /etc/config/shadow, which allows local users to obtain usernames and hashed. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Ubisoft Uplay PC before 4.6.1.3217 use weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for the program installation directory (%PROGRAMFILES%\Ubisoft Game Launcher), which allows local users to gain. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) before 2013.2.4, 2014.x before 2014.1.3, and Juno before Juno-3, when using the V2 API, does not properly enforce the image_size_cap. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
The boot_linux_from_mmc function in app/aboot/aboot.c in the Little Kernel (LK) bootloader, as distributed with Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other. Rated low severity (CVSS 1.9).
The Shenzhen Tenda Technology Tenda A5s router with firmware 3.02.05_CN allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator access by setting the admin:language cookie to zh-cn. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 23.8%.
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0.x before 7.0.0.35, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.10, and 8.5.x before 8.5.5.3 does not properly restrict resource access, which allows remote attackers to obtain. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The addFileRegistryAccount Virtual Member Manager (VMM) SPI Admin Task in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 8.0.x before 8.0.0.10 and 8.5.x before 8.5.5.3 does not properly create accounts,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
IBM PowerVC 1.2.0 before FixPack3 does not properly use the known_hosts file, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSH servers via an arbitrary server key. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
EMC Documentum Content Server before 6.7 SP2 P16 and 7.x before 7.1 P07 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a user-created system object. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb in Active Record in Ruby on Rails 4.0.x before 4.0.9 and 4.1.x before 4.1.5 allows remote attackers to bypass the strong parameters protection. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
EMC Documentum Content Server before 6.7 SP2 P16 and 7.x before 7.1 P07, when Oracle Database is used, does not properly restrict DQL hints, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct DQL. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
EMC Documentum D2 3.1 before P24, 3.1SP1 before P02, 4.0 before P11, 4.1 before P16, and 4.2 before P05 does not properly restrict tickets provided by D2GetAdminTicketMethod and D2RefreshCacheMethod,. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
EMC RSA Archer GRC Platform 5.x before 5.5 SP1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended restrictions on resource access via unspecified vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The isCallerInRole function in SimpleSecurityManager in JBoss Application Server (AS) 7, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBEAP) 6.3.0, does not properly check caller roles,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The EJB invocation handler implementation in Red Hat JBossWS, as used in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 6.2.0 and 6.3.0, does not properly enforce the method level restrictions for. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 does not properly restrict clearing MNT_NODEV, MNT_NOSUID, and MNT_NOEXEC and changing MNT_ATIME_MASK during a remount of a bind mount, which allows. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.2). Public exploit code available.
The do_remount function in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 does not maintain the MNT_LOCK_READONLY bit across a remount of a bind mount, which allows local users to bypass an. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.
The Storage and Access service in BlackBerry OS 10.x before 10.2.1.1925 on Q5, Q10, Z10, and Z30 devices does not enforce the password requirement for SMB filesystem access, which allows. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management - Collaborative Edition 10.x before 10.1-FP11 and 11.x before 11.0-FP5 and InfoSphere Master Data Management Server for Product Information Management 9.x before. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
IBM InfoSphere BigInsights 2.0 through 2.1.2 does not set the secure flag for the LTPA cookie in an https session, which makes it easier for remote attackers to capture this cookie by intercepting. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.9). No vendor patch available.
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.241 and 14.x before 14.0.0.176 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.400 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 14.0.0.178 on Windows and OS X and before 14.0.0.179 on Android,. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.241 and 14.x before 14.0.0.176 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.400 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 14.0.0.178 on Windows and OS X and before 14.0.0.179 on Android,. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.241 and 14.x before 14.0.0.176 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.400 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 14.0.0.178 on Windows and OS X and before 14.0.0.179 on Android,. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.241 and 14.x before 14.0.0.176 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.400 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 14.0.0.178 on Windows and OS X and before 14.0.0.179 on Android,. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.241 and 14.x before 14.0.0.176 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.400 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 14.0.0.178 on Windows and OS X and before 14.0.0.179 on Android,. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.241 and 14.x before 14.0.0.176 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.400 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 14.0.0.178 on Windows and OS X and before 14.0.0.179 on Android,. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 SP1, 2.0 SP2, 3.0 SP2, 3.5, and 3.5.1 does not properly implement the ASLR protection mechanism, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive address information via. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Epss exploitation probability 15.0% and no vendor patch available.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.". Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Gold and SP1 and SharePoint Foundation 2013 Gold and SP1 allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse app that executes a custom action in. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Epss exploitation probability 48.8% and no vendor patch available.
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
The Windows Installer in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
HP NonStop Safeguard Security Software G, H06.03 through H06.28.01, and J06.03 through J06.17.01 does not properly evaluate the DISKFILE-PATTERN ACL of a program object file, which allows remote. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Outlook Extension in IBM Content Collector 4.0.0.x before 4.0.0.0-ICC-OE-IF004 allows local users to bypass the intended Reviewer privilege requirement and read e-mail messages from an arbitrary. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
Cisco NX-OS 6.1(2)I2(1) on Nexus 9000 switches does not properly process packet-drop policy checks for logged packets, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a flood. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The server in Cisco Unity Connection 9.1(1) and 9.1(2) allows remote authenticated users to obtain privileged access by conducting an "HTTP Intercept" attack and leveraging the ability to read files. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
XBMC 13.0 uses world-readable permissions for .xbmc/userdata/sources.xml, which allows local users to obtain user names and passwords by reading this file. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
TeamPass before 2.1.20 allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions via a request to index.php followed by a direct request to a file that calls the session_start function before checking. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
TeamPass before 2.1.20 allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions via the language file path in a (1) request to index.php or (2) "change_user_language" request to sources/main.queries.php. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
The oVirt storage backend in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.4 does not wipe memory snapshots when deleting a VM, even when wipe-after-delete (WAD) is configured for the VM's disk, which allows. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The freelinking module for Drupal, as used in the Freelinking for Case Tracker module, does not properly check access permissions for (1) nodes or (2) users, which allows remote attackers to obtain. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
ctdb before 2.3 in OpenSUSE 12.3 and 13.1 does not create temporary files securely, which has unspecified impact related to "several temp file vulnerabilities" in (1) tcp/tcp_connect.c, (2). Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 on the s390 platform does not properly restrict address-space control operations in PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA requests, which allows local users. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Improper Privilege Management vulnerability could allow attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access.
The kgsl graphics driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not properly prevent write access to. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The SAP Netweaver Business Warehouse component does not properly restrict access to the functions in the BW-SYS-DB-DB4 function group, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
SAP HANA Extend Application Services (XS) allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions via a request to a private IU5 SDK application that was once public. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
install.sh in the Embedded WebSphere Application Server (eWAS) 7.0 before FP33 in IBM Tivoli Integrated Portal (TIP) 2.1 and 2.2 sets world-writable permissions for the installRoot directory tree,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9). No vendor patch available.
The web interface in CUPS before 2.0 does not check that files have world-readable permissions, which allows remote attackers to obtains sensitive information via unspecified vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
mod/forum/classes/post_form.php in Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.7, 2.6.x before 2.6.4, and 2.7.x before 2.7.1 does not enforce the moodle/site:accessallgroups. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.7, 2.6.x before 2.6.4, and 2.7.x before 2.7.1 does not enforce certain capability requirements in (1) notes/index.php and (2). Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
The default Flash cross-domain policy (crossdomain.xml) in Ubiquiti Networks UniFi Video (formerly AirVision aka AirVision Controller) before 3.0.1 does not restrict access to the application, which. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
bozotic HTTP server (aka bozohttpd) before 20140708, as used in NetBSD, truncates paths when checking .htpasswd restrictions, which allows remote attackers to bypass the HTTP authentication scheme. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC before 7.3, as used in PCS7 and other products, allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging weak system-object access control. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The database server in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC before 7.3, as used in PCS7 and other products, allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a request to TCP port 1433. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The WebNavigator server in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC before 7.3, as used in PCS7 and other products, allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a (1) HTTP or (2) HTTPS request. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
OpenStack Neutron before 2013.2.4, 2014.x before 2014.1.2, and Juno before Juno-2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash or long firewall rule updates) by creating a. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Mozilla Firefox before 31.0 does not properly restrict use of drag-and-drop events to spoof customization events, which allows remote attackers to alter the placement of UI icons via crafted. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Mozilla Firefox before 31.0 and Thunderbird before 31.0 do not properly implement the sandbox attribute of the IFRAME element, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The File module in Drupal 7.x before 7.29 does not properly check permissions to view files, which allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to bypass intended restrictions and read. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
server_user_groups.php in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.2 and 4.2.x before 4.2.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and read the MySQL user list via a viewUsers. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The WebMediaPlayerAndroid::load function in content/renderer/media/android/webmediaplayer_android.cc in Google Chrome before 36.0.1985.122 on Android does not properly interact with redirects, which. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The ResourceFetcher::canRequest function in core/fetch/ResourceFetcher.cpp in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 36.0.1985.125, does not properly restrict subresource requests associated with SVG. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Cybozu Garoon 3.7 before SP4 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, and execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, via an API call. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Portlets subsystem in Cybozu Garoon 2.x and 3.x before 3.7 SP4 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The PPPoL2TP feature in net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c in the Linux kernel through 3.15.6 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging data-structure differences between an l2tp socket and an inet socket. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9). Public exploit code available.
The Entity API module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.2 for Drupal, when using the (a) Views field or (b) area plugins, allows remote attackers to read restricted entities via the (1) field, (2) header, or (3). Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
The Entity API module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.2 for Drupal does not properly restrict access to node comments, which allows remote authenticated users to read the comments via unspecified vectors. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Quick Facts
- Typical Severity
- HIGH
- Category
- auth
- Total CVEs
- 14621