CVE-2023-5444

CSRF in ePO leading to privilege escalation

Description

A Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability in ePolicy Orchestrator prior to 5.10.0 CP1 Update 2 allows a remote low privilege user to successfully add a new user with administrator privileges to the ePO server. This impacts the dashboard area of the user interface. To exploit this the attacker must change the HTTP payload post submission, prior to it reaching the ePO server.

Category

8.0
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.34%
Affected: Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kcm.trellix.com/agent/index?page=content&id=SB10410 permissions required

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-5444?
CVE-2023-5444 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-5444?
To fix CVE-2023-5444, 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-2023-5444 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-5444 is being actively exploited. 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-2023-5444?
CVE-2023-5444 affects Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator.
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