CVE-2023-1314
Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in cloudflared's Installer
Published Mar 21, 2023
CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High
EPSS < 1%
KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability has been discovered in cloudflared's installer (<= 2023.3.0) for Windows 32-bits devices that allows a local attacker with no administrative permissions to escalate their privileges on the affected device. This vulnerability exists because the MSI installer used by cloudflared relied on a world-writable directory.
An attacker with local access to the device (without Administrator rights) can use symbolic links to trick the MSI installer into deleting files in locations that the attacker would otherwise have no access to. By creating a symlink from the world-writable directory to the target file, the attacker can manipulate the MSI installer's repair functionality to delete the target file during the repair process.
Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to delete important system files or replace them with malicious files, potentially leading to the affected device being compromised.
The cloudflared client itself is not affected by this vulnerability, only the installer for 32-bit Windows devices.
An attacker with local access to the device (without Administrator rights) can use symbolic links to trick the MSI installer into deleting files in locations that the attacker would otherwise have no access to. By creating a symlink from the world-writable directory to the target file, the attacker can manipulate the MSI installer's repair functionality to delete the target file during the repair process.
Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to delete important system files or replace them with malicious files, potentially leading to the affected device being compromised.
The cloudflared client itself is not affected by this vulnerability, only the installer for 32-bit Windows devices.
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Cloudflare | cloudflared | affected |
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Remediation
Vendor Solution
A new installer was released as part of version 2023.3.1. Users are encouraged to remove old installers from their systems.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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 EUVD |
EUVD-2023-0926 | A vulnerability has been discovered in cloudflared's installer (<= 2023.3.0) for Windows 32-bits devices that allows a local attacker with no administrative permissions to escalate their privileges on the affected device. This vulnerability exists because the MSI installer used by cloudflared relied on a world-writable directory. An attacker with local access to the device (without Administrator rights) can use symbolic links to trick the MSI installer into deleting files in locations that the attacker would otherwise have no access to. By creating a symlink from the world-writable directory to the target file, the attacker can manipulate the MSI installer's repair functionality to delete the target file during the repair process. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to delete important system files or replace them with malicious files, potentially leading to the affected device being compromised. The cloudflared client itself is not affected by this vulnerability, only the installer for 32-bit Windows devices. |
 Github GHSA |
GHSA-7mjv-x3jf-545x | cloudflared's Installer has Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
User Interaction None
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.259% probability within 30 days)
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total
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