vendor:
polkit
by:
J Smith (CadmusofThebes)
7,8
CVSS
HIGH
Local Privilege Escalation
264
CWE
Product Name: polkit
Affected Version From: 0.105-26 (Ubuntu), 0.117-2 (Fedora)
Affected Version To: 0.105-26 (Ubuntu), 0.117-2 (Fedora)
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: CVE-2021-3560
CPE: a:freedesktop:polkit
Metasploit:
https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/rocky_linux-cve-2021-3560/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/alma_linux-cve-2021-3560/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/redhat-openshift-cve-2021-3560/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/huawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-cve-2021-3560/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-cve-2021-3560/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/oracle-solaris-cve-2021-3560/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/gentoo-linux-cve-2021-3560/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/ubuntu-cve-2021-3560/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/freebsd-cve-2021-3560/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/centos_linux-cve-2021-3560/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/suse-cve-2021-3560/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/oracle_linux-cve-2021-3560/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/redhat_linux-cve-2021-3560/
Other Scripts:
https://www.infosecmatter.com/nessus-plugin-library/?id=150314, https://www.infosecmatter.com/nessus-plugin-library/?id=150164, https://www.infosecmatter.com/nessus-plugin-library/?id=150283, https://www.infosecmatter.com/nessus-plugin-library/?id=153699, https://www.infosecmatter.com/nessus-plugin-library/?id=150319, https://www.infosecmatter.com/nessus-plugin-library/?id=150242, https://www.infosecmatter.com/nessus-plugin-library/?id=150384, https://www.infosecmatter.com/metasploit-module-library/?mm=exploit/linux/local/polkit_dbus_auth_bypass, https://www.infosecmatter.com/nessus-plugin-library/?id=90768, https://www.infosecmatter.com/nessus-plugin-library/?id=153223
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Ubuntu 20.04, Fedora 33
2021
Polkit 0.105-26 0.117-2 – Local Privilege Escalation
This exploit is related to CVE-2021-3560, which is a privilege escalation vulnerability in polkit versions 0.105-26 (Ubuntu) and 0.117-2 (Fedora). The exploit creates a new user with administrator privileges, sets the password, and then logs in as the new user. The exploit uses dbus-send timing to bypass authentication.
Mitigation:
Upgrade to the latest version of polkit, which is not vulnerable to this exploit.