CVE-2023-46277

Public Exploit

Description

please (aka pleaser) through 0.5.4 allows privilege escalation through the TIOCSTI and/or TIOCLINUX ioctl. (If both TIOCSTI and TIOCLINUX are disabled, this cannot be exploited.)

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.06%
Third-Party Advisory rustsec.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.com/edneville/please/-/issues/13 issue tracking exploit
https://gitlab.com/edneville/please/-/merge_requests/69#note_1594254575 patch issue tracking
https://github.com/rustsec/advisory-db/pull/1798 patch issue tracking
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0066.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-46277?
CVE-2023-46277 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-46277?
To fix CVE-2023-46277, 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-2023-46277 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-46277 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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