CVE-2019-19191

Public Exploit

Description

Shibboleth Service Provider (SP) 3.x before 3.1.0 shipped a spec file that calls chown on files in a directory controlled by the service user (the shibd account) after installation. This allows the user to escalate to root by pointing symlinks to files such as /etc/shadow.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory shibboleth.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://issues.shibboleth.net/jira/browse/SSPCPP-874 vendor advisory issue tracking
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157471 third party advisory issue tracking exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00017.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-19191?
CVE-2019-19191 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-19191?
To fix CVE-2019-19191, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-19191 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-19191 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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