CVE-2024-35179 (GCVE-0-2024-35179)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-15 15:55 – Updated: 2024-08-02 03:07
VLAI
Title
Unprivileged Stalwart Mail Server user can read files as root
Summary
Stalwart Mail Server is an open-source mail server. Prior to version 0.8.0, when using `RUN_AS_USER`, the specified user (and therefore, web interface admins) can read arbitrary files as root. This issue affects admins who have set up to run stalwart with `RUN_AS_USER` who handed out admin credentials to the mail server but expect these to only grant access according to the `RUN_AS_USER` and are attacked where the attackers managed to achieve Arbitrary Code Execution using another vulnerability. Version 0.8.0 contains a patch for the issue.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-05-15 18:11 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-271 - Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors
Assigner
GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7773 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
stalwartlabs mail-server Affected: < 0.8.0
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stalwartlabs mail-server Affected: 0 , < 0.8.0 (custom)
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