CVE-2023-27589

Public Exploit
Minio vulnerable to denial of access by an admin privileged user for root credential

Description

Minio is a Multi-Cloud Object Storage framework. Starting with RELEASE.2020-12-23T02-24-12Z and prior to RELEASE.2023-03-13T19-46-17Z, a user with `consoleAdmin` permissions can potentially create a user that matches the root credential `accessKey`. Once this user is created successfully, the root credential ceases to work appropriately. The issue is patched in RELEASE.2023-03-13T19-46-17Z. There are ways to work around this via adding higher privileges to the disabled root user via `mc admin policy set`.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: minio minio
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/minio/minio/security/advisories/GHSA-9wfv-wmf7-6753 vendor advisory
https://github.com/minio/minio/pull/16803 patch exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-27589?
CVE-2023-27589 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-27589?
To fix CVE-2023-27589, 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-2023-27589 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-27589 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-27589?
CVE-2023-27589 affects minio minio.
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