Root account takeover via external authentication collision
Published Nov 6, 2024 · Updated Nov 6, 2024
Authentication confusion in Ericsson CodeChecker 6.24.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain root access through external login. SessionManager accepts dictionary, PAM, or LDAP authentication, then assigns system permissions solely when the returned username equals the generated root username. Exploitation requires an enabled external authentication service, an account matching the root.user name, and knowledge of that name; the session then controls all web-interface functions.
Summary
What happened
Authentication confusion in Ericsson CodeChecker 6.24.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain root access through external login. SessionManager accepts dictionary, PAM, or LDAP authentication, then assigns system permissions solely when the returned username equals the generated root username. Exploitation requires an enabled external authentication service, an account matching the root.user name, and knowledge of that name; the session then controls all web-interface functions.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-10082
- Published
- Nov 6, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 6, 2024
- Vendor
- Ericsson
- Product
- CodeChecker
- Classifications
- CWE-330, CWE-305, CWE-842, CAPEC-115, T1078
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 6, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=6.24.1
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