Privilege Escalation

2024-06-1309:06:24

Veracode Vulnerability Database

sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com

azure

microsoft

privilege escalation

identity

authentication

vulnerability

tokens

keys

defaultazurecredential

managedidentitycredential

system privileges

filesystem

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

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

6.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.0%

JSON

Azure Identity and Microsoft Authentication are vulnerable to Privilege Escalation. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of tokens and keys within DefaultAzureCredential and ManagedIdentityCredential classes, allowing an attacker to elevate to SYSTEM privileges read arbitrary files on the filesystem.

CPENameOperatorVersion
@azure/identityle4.2.0
@azure/msal-nodele2.9.1
azure.identityle1.11.3
microsoft.identity.clientle4.61.2
azure-identityle1.16.0
microsoft azure client library for identityle1.12.1
msal4jle1.15.0
github.com/azure/azure-sdk-for-golesdk/azidentity/v1.5.2
@azure/identityle4.2.0
@azure/msal-nodele2.9.1

Name	Operator	Version
@azure/identity	le	4.2.0
@azure/msal-node	le	2.9.1
azure.identity	le	1.11.3
microsoft.identity.client	le	4.61.2
azure-identity	le	1.16.0
microsoft azure client library for identity	le	1.12.1
msal4j	le	1.15.0
github.com/azure/azure-sdk-for-go	le	sdk/azidentity/v1.5.2
@azure/identity	le	4.2.0
@azure/msal-node	le	2.9.1