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 (14625)
EMC RSA Archer GRC 5.x before 5.4 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and complete a login by leveraging a deactivated account. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Open-Xchange Server before 6.20.7 rev14, 6.22.0 before rev13, and 6.22.1 before rev14 uses weak permissions (group "other" readable) under opt/open-xchange/etc/, which allows local users to obtain. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
The App-ID cache feature in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 4.0.14, 4.1.x before 4.1.11, and 5.0.x before 5.0.2 allows remote attackers to bypass intended security policies via crafted requests that. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
The protocol-inspection feature on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) devices does not properly implement the idle timeout, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The Fast Permissions Administration module 6.x-2.x before 6.x-2.5 and 7.x-2.x before 7.x-2.3 for Drupal does not properly restrict access to the modal content callback, which allows remote attackers. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
The Node access user reference module 6.x-3.x before 6.x-3.5 and 7.x-3.x before 7.x-3.10 for Drupal does not properly restrict access to content containing a user reference field when the author. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
The Intel VT-d Interrupt Remapping engine in Xen 3.3.x through 4.3.x allows local guests to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a malformed Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI) from a PCI device. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.7). No vendor patch available.
The libxenlight (libxl) toolstack library in Xen 4.0.x, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x uses weak permissions for xenstore keys for paravirtualised and emulated serial console devices, which allows local guest. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.4). No vendor patch available.
Xen 4.0.x, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x does not properly restrict the contents of a XRSTOR, which allows local PV guest users to cause a denial of service (unhandled exception and hypervisor crash) via. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.2). No vendor patch available.
IBM DB2 and DB2 Connect 9.7 through FP8, 9.8 through FP5, 10.1 through FP2, and 10.5 through FP1 allow remote authenticated users to execute DML statements by leveraging EXPLAIN authority. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The Trace_OpenLogFile function in InfraStack/OSDependent/Linux/InfraStackModules/TraceModule/TraceModule.c in the Trace module in the Intel WiMAX Network Service through 1.5.2 for Intel Wireless. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Request Tracker (RT) 3.8.x before 3.8.17 and 4.0.x before 4.0.13 does not properly restrict access to private callback components, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1, 7.0, and 8.0 allows remote attackers to access the user directory via a crafted request for a servlet, related to the serveServletsByClassnameEnabled setting. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The mm_webform submodule in the Monster Menus module 6.x-6.x before 6.x-6.61 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.13 for Drupal does not properly restrict access to webform submissions, which allows remote. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
The SharedMemory::Create function in memory/shared_memory_posix.cc in Google Chrome before 29.0.1547.57 uses weak permissions under /dev/shm/, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Puppet Enterprise before 3.0.1 does not set the secure flag for the session cookie in an https session, which makes it easier for remote attackers to capture this cookie by intercepting its. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Puppet Module Tool (PMT), as used in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.23 and 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and Puppet Enterprise 2.8.x before 2.8.3 and 3.0.x before 3.0.1, installs modules with weak permissions if. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Juniper Junos Space before 13.1R1.6, as used on the JA1500 appliance and in other contexts, does not properly restrict access to the list of user accounts and their MD5 password hashes, which makes. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Juniper Junos Space before 13.1R1.6, as used on the JA1500 appliance and in other contexts, does not properly implement role-based access control, which allows remote authenticated users to modify. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Protected Mode feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 10 on Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Epss exploitation probability 16.0% and no vendor patch available.
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT allow remote attackers. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Epss exploitation probability 66.2% and no vendor patch available.
Schneider Electric Vijeo Citect 7.20 and earlier, CitectSCADA 7.20 and earlier, and PowerLogic SCADA 7.20 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9).
The client application in Siemens COMOS before 9.1 Update 458, 9.2 before 9.2.0.6.37, and 10.0 before 10.0.3.0.19 allows local users to gain privileges and bypass intended database-operation. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Mozilla Firefox before 23.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, Thunderbird before 17.0.8, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.20 do not properly restrict local-filesystem access. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The Web Workers implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 23.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, Thunderbird before 17.0.8, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.20 does not. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Mozilla Firefox before 23.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, Thunderbird before 17.0.8, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.20 use an incorrect URI within unspecified. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Read and Everyone: Change) for backup data files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Cisco WebEx Meetings Server does not check whether a user account is active, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by performing meeting operations after. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt 0.8.x before 0.8.1 do not enforce a certain block protocol rule, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct double-spending attacks via a. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The C-Series Rack Server component 1.4 in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) does not properly restrict inbound access to ports, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The management console on the Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliance before 5.1.1 has an incorrect sudoers file, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a command. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Red Hat Directory Server before 8.2.11-13 and 389 Directory Server do not properly restrict access to entity attributes, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The create method in app/controllers/users_controller.rb in Foreman before 1.2.0-RC2 allows remote authenticated users with permissions to create or edit other users to gain privileges by (1). Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 47.4%.
The Meeting Center component in Cisco WebEx 11 generates different error messages for invalid file-access attempts depending on whether a file exists, which allows remote authenticated users to. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Google Chrome before 28.0.1500.95 does not properly handle frames, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The vfs_hang_addrlist function in sys/kern/vfs_export.c in the NFS server implementation in the kernel in FreeBSD 8.3 and 9.x through 9.1-RELEASE-p5 controls authorization for host/subnet export. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The LTI (aka IMS-LTI) mod_form implementation in Moodle through 2.1.10, 2.2.x before 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.8, 2.4.x before 2.4.5, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 does not properly support the sendname,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
mod/feedback/lib.php in Moodle through 2.1.10, 2.2.x before 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.8, 2.4.x before 2.4.5, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 does not consider the mod/feedback:view capability before displaying. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
mod/chat/gui_sockets/index.php in Moodle through 2.1.10, 2.2.x before 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.8, 2.4.x before 2.4.5, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 does not consider the mod/chat:chat capability before. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The firewall subsystem in Cisco Identity Services Engine has an incorrect rule for open ports, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or process crash) via a. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 10 allows local users to bypass the elevation policy check in the (1) Protected Mode or (2) Enhanced Protected Mode protection mechanism, and consequently gain. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9). Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
The web framework in the server in Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read unspecified web pages via crafted parameters,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on reading keys in the product's keyring, and. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
ResourceBuilderImpl.java in the RichFaces 3.x through 5.x implementation in Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit before 2.3.0, Red Hat JBoss Web Platform through 5.2.0, Red Hat JBoss Enterprise. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Epss exploitation probability 24.1%.
HP System Management Homepage (SMH) before 7.2.1 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
HP System Management Homepage (SMH) before 7.2.1 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The default configuration of the Group Encrypted Transport VPN (GET VPN) feature on Cisco IOS uses an improper mechanism for enabling Group Domain of Interpretation (GDOI) traffic flow, which allows. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
EMC Avamar Server and Avamar Virtual Edition before 7.0 on Data Store Gen3, Gen4, and Gen4s platforms do not properly determine authorization for calls to Java RMI methods, which allows remote. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The default configuration of Parallels Plesk Panel 9.0.x and 9.2.x on UNIX, and Small Business Panel 10.x on UNIX, has an improper ScriptAlias directive for phppath, which makes it easier for remote. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 13.9%.
Google Glass before XE6 does not properly restrict the processing of QR codes, which allows physically proximate attackers to modify the configuration or redirect users to arbitrary web sites via a. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9). No vendor patch available.
The Serviceability servlet on Cisco 9900 IP phones does not properly restrict paths, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying a pathname in a file request, aka Bug ID. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Edit Limit module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.3 for Drupal does not properly restrict access to comments, which allows remote authenticated users with the "edit comments" permission to edit arbitrary. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Chaos Tool Suite (ctools) module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.3 for Drupal does not properly restrict node access, which allows remote authenticated users with the "access content" permission to read. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
The Commons Wikis module before 7.x-3.1 for Drupal, as used in the Commons module before 7.x-3.1, does not properly restrict access to groups, which allows remote attackers to post arbitrary content. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
The Commons Group module before 7.x-3.1 for Drupal, as used in the Commons module before 7.x-3.1, does not properly restrict access to groups, which allows remote attackers to post arbitrary content. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Image module in Drupal 7.x before 7.19, when a private file system is used, does not properly restrict access to derivative images, which allows remote attackers to read derivative images of. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
The printer friendly version functionality in the Book module in Drupal 6.x before 6.28 and 7.x before 7.19 does not properly restrict access to node that are part of a book outline, which allows. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
A certain Red Hat patch to the do_filp_open function in fs/namei.c in the kernel package before 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 does not properly handle failure to obtain. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.7). No vendor patch available.
BlackBerry 10 OS before 10.0.10.648 on BlackBerry Z10 smartphones uses weak permissions for a BlackBerry Protect object, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.2). No vendor patch available.
The BrokerFactory functionality in Apache OpenJPA 1.x before 1.2.3 and 2.x before 2.2.2 creates local executable JSP files containing logging trace data produced during deserialization of certain. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Epss exploitation probability 14.6%.
Alstom Grid MiCOM S1 Agile before 1.0.3 and Alstom Grid MiCOM S1 Studio use weak permissions for the MiCOM S1 %PROGRAMFILES% directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.6). No vendor patch available.
The firmware on Cisco Virtualization Experience Client 6000 devices sets incorrect operating-system permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges via an unspecified sequence of commands,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The web portal in TC software on Cisco TelePresence endpoints does not require an exact password match during a login attempt by a user who has not configured a password, which allows remote. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
browser/extensions/api/tabs/tabs_api.cc in Google Chrome before 28.0.1500.71 does not properly enforce restrictions on the capture of screenshots by extensions, which allows remote attackers to. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Google Chrome before 28.0.1500.71 on Windows, when an Nvidia GPU is used, allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on access to screen data via vectors involving IPC transmission of GL. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 does not properly handle. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The signature-update functionality in Windows Defender on Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 relies on an incorrect pathname, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9). No vendor patch available.
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.4), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Tomcat 6 DIGEST authentication functionality as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by performing a replay attack after a nonce. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
WordPress before 3.5.2, when the uploads directory forbids write access, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid upload request, which reveals the absolute path in an. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
WordPress before 3.5.2 does not properly check the capabilities of roles, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended restrictions on publishing and authorship reassignment via. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The HTTP API in WordPress before 3.5.2 allows remote attackers to send HTTP requests to intranet servers via unspecified vectors, related to a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) issue, a similar. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The TFTP client in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.2.2-FP-26 SP-02, when RBAC is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended file-ownership restrictions, and read or overwrite. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
import.php in phpMyAdmin 4.x before 4.0.4.1 does not properly restrict the ability of input data to specify a file format, which allows remote authenticated users to modify the GLOBALS superglobal. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
MongoDB 2.4.x before 2.4.5 and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to obtain internal system privileges by leveraging a username of __system in an arbitrary database. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (RHEVM) before 3.2 does not properly check permissions for the target storage domain, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (disk space. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
IBM Sterling B2B Integrator 5.1 and 5.2 and Sterling File Gateway 2.1 and 2.2 do not properly restrict file types and extensions, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The Digital Alert Systems DASDEC EAS device before 2.0-2 and the Monroe Electronics R189 One-Net EAS device before 2.0-2 have a default password for an administrative account, which makes it easier. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The web server on the Digital Alert Systems DASDEC EAS device before 2.0-2 and the Monroe Electronics R189 One-Net EAS device before 2.0-2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive configuration. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
HP SQL/MX 3.0 through 3.2 on NonStop servers, when SQL/MP Objects are used, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify data via unspecified vectors, aka the. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The Mozilla Maintenance Service in Mozilla Firefox before 22.0 on Windows does not properly handle inability to launch the Mozilla Updater executable file, which allows local users to gain privileges. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The getUserMedia permission implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 22.0 references the URL of a top-level document instead of the URL of a specific page, which makes it easier for remote attackers. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The XrayWrapper implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 does not properly restrict use of. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Mozilla Firefox before 22.0 does not properly enforce the X-Frame-Options protection mechanism, which allows remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks via a crafted web site that uses the HTTP. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Mozilla Firefox before 22.0 does not properly implement certain DocShell inheritance behavior for the sandbox attribute of an IFRAME element, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The SVG filter implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 allows remote attackers to read pixel. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 do not prevent the inclusion of body data in an XMLHttpRequest HEAD. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
The System Only Wrapper (SOW) and Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) implementations in Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Fortinet FortiOS before 5.0.3 on FortiGate devices does not properly restrict Guest capabilities, which allows remote authenticated users to read, modify, or delete the records of arbitrary users by. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Quick Facts
- Typical Severity
- HIGH
- Category
- auth
- Total CVEs
- 14625