CVE-2024-0394 HIGH

CVE-2024-0394: Rapid7 Minerva Armor Privilege Escalation

Vendor Rapid7
Product Minerva
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published April 3, 2024
Last update August 22, 2024

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Rapid7 Minerva Armor versions below 4.5.5 suffer from a privilege escalation vulnerability whereby an authenticated attacker can elevate privileges and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privilege.  The vulnerability is caused by the product's implementation of OpenSSL's`OPENSSLDIR` parameter where it is set to a path accessible to low-privileged users.  The vulnerability has been remediated and fixed in version 4.5.5. 

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 3, 2024 CVE published
August 22, 2024 Record updated