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CVE-2020-1709 (GCVE-0-2020-1709)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-03-20 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 06:46

Summary

A vulnerability was found in all openshift/mediawiki 4.x.x versions prior to 4.3.0, where an insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/mediawiki. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.

Severity

7 (High)


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

CWE

CWE-732

Assigner

redhat redhat root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
[UNKNOWN]	openshift/mediawiki	Affected: n/a	guessed

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CNVD-2020-21040

Vulnerability from cnvd - Published: 2020-04-02

Title

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform openshift/mediawiki存在未明漏洞

Description

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform是美国红帽（Red Hat）公司的一套可帮助企业在物理、虚拟和公共云基础架构之间开发、部署和管理现有基于容器的应用程序的应用平台。 openshift/mediawiki 4.3.0之前的4.x.x版本中存在安全漏洞，攻击者可利用该漏洞修改/etc/passwd，添加用户并提升权限。

Severity

中

Formal description

厂商尚未提供漏洞修复方案，请关注厂商主页更新： https://www.redhat.com/

Reference

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1709 https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156713/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-0694-01.html

Impacted products

Name
Red Hat openshift/mediawiki 4..，<4.3.0

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FKIE_CVE-2020-1709

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-03-20 15:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:02

Severity

7.0 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	secalert@redhat.com	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1709	Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1709	Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	redhat	openshift	*
	redhat	openshift	3.11

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GHSA-7X8G-9GR7-Q6FF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:12 – Updated: 2022-10-07 18:15

Details

Severity

7.8 (High)


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

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GSD-2020-1709

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21

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CVE-2020-1709

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CVE-2020-1709

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RHSA-2020:0694

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2020-03-12 21:15 - Updated: 2026-02-23 19:17

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.1.38 security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

6 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2020-1709.

CVE-2020-1709

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/mediawiki. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.

7.0 (High)


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

Fixed: 7 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0694

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RHSA-2020:0799

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2020-03-20 00:26 - Updated: 2026-02-23 19:17

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 openshift-enterprise-mediawiki-container security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2020-1709.

CVE-2020-1709

7.0 (High)


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

Fixed: 2 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0799

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RHSA-2020:0830

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2020-03-26 06:41 - Updated: 2026-02-23 19:17

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.2 openshift-enterprise-mediawiki-container security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2020-1709.

CVE-2020-1709

7.0 (High)


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

Fixed: 2 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0830

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RHSA-2020_0694

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2020-03-12 21:15 - Updated: 2024-11-22 14:34

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.1.38 security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

6 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2020-1709.

CVE-2020-1709

7.0 (High)


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

Fixed: 7 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0694

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RHSA-2020_0799

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2020-03-20 00:26 - Updated: 2024-11-22 14:35

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 openshift-enterprise-mediawiki-container security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2020-1709.

CVE-2020-1709

7.0 (High)


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

Fixed: 2 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0799

Open the full advisory

RHSA-2020_0830

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2020-03-26 06:41 - Updated: 2024-11-22 14:35

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.2 openshift-enterprise-mediawiki-container security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2020-1709.

CVE-2020-1709

7.0 (High)


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

Fixed: 2 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0830

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