Read-only privilege escalation via CLI role modification
Published Apr 28, 2023 · Updated Jan 30, 2025
Privilege escalation in Lenovo XClarity Controller allows remote authenticated users with read-only access to modify users' roles through the CLI. The XCC command-line authorization logic permits optional read-only accounts to change custom roles on other accounts and alter the trespass message. The flaw is reachable only when SSH is enabled and at least one user has optional read-only permissions, enabling unauthorized account-policy changes.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in Lenovo XClarity Controller allows remote authenticated users with read-only access to modify users' roles through the CLI. The XCC command-line authorization logic permits optional read-only accounts to change custom roles on other accounts and alter the trespass message. The flaw is reachable only when SSH is enabled and at least one user has optional read-only permissions, enabling unauthorized account-policy changes.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-29058
- Published
- Apr 28, 2023
- Updated
- Jan 30, 2025
- Vendor
- Lenovo
- Product
- Lenovo XClarity Controller
- Classifications
- CWE-276, T1098
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 28, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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