CVE-2023-36496 (GCVE-0-2023-36496)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-01 23:00 – Updated: 2025-06-17 21:29
VLAI?
Title
Delegated Admin Virtual Attribute Provider Privilege Escalation
Summary
Delegated Admin Privilege virtual attribute provider plugin, when enabled, allows an authenticated user to elevate their permissions in the Directory Server.
Severity ?
7.7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Ping Identity PingDirectory Affected: 8.3 , ≤ 8.3.0.8 (8.3.0.9)
Affected: 9.0 , ≤ 9.0.0.5 (9.0.0.6)
Affected: 9.1 , ≤ 9.1.0.2 (9.1.0.3)
Affected: 9.2 , ≤ 9.2.0.1 (9.2.0.2)
Affected: 9.3 , < 9.3.0.1 (9.3.0.1)
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