description: It has been found that in openshift-enterprise version 3.11 and openshift-enterprise versions 4.1 up to, including 4.3, multiple containers modify the permissions of /etc/passwd to make them modifiable by users other than root. An attacker with access to the running container can exploit this to modify /etc/passwd to add a user and escalate their privileges. This CVE is specific to the openshift/apb-tools-container.
problem types: CWE-732
affected:
{
vendor: Red Hat
product: openshift/apb-tools-container
versions:
version: openshift-enterprise version 3.11, status: affected
version: from openshift-enterprise version 4.1 to, including 4.3, status: affected
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
attackVector: LOCAL
attackComplexity: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
userInteraction: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7
baseSeverity: HIGH
]