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PYSEC-2024-248

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2024-10-14 21:15 - Updated: 2025-05-16 14:23

Details

OpenCanary, a multi-protocol network honeypot, directly executed commands taken from its config file. Prior to version 0.9.4, where the config file is stored in an unprivileged user directory but the daemon is executed by root, it’s possible for the unprivileged user to change the config file and escalate permissions when root later runs the daemon. Version 0.9.4 contains a fix for the issue.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


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

Impacted products

Name	purl
opencanary	pkg:pypi/opencanary

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "opencanary",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/opencanary"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.9.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.2",
        "0.3",
        "0.3.1",
        "0.3.2",
        "0.4",
        "0.5",
        "0.5.1",
        "0.5.2",
        "0.5.4",
        "0.5.5",
        "0.5.6",
        "0.5.7",
        "0.5.8",
        "0.6.0",
        "0.6.1",
        "0.6.2",
        "0.6.3",
        "0.7.1",
        "0.9.0",
        "0.9.1",
        "0.9.2",
        "0.9.3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-48911",
    "GHSA-pf5v-pqfv-x8jj"
  ],
  "details": "OpenCanary, a multi-protocol network honeypot, directly executed commands taken from its config file. Prior to version 0.9.4, where the config file is stored in an unprivileged user directory but the daemon is executed by root, it\u2019s possible for the unprivileged user to change the config file and escalate permissions when root later runs the daemon. Version 0.9.4 contains a fix for the issue.",
  "id": "PYSEC-2024-248",
  "modified": "2025-05-16T14:23:05.150356+00:00",
  "published": "2024-10-14T21:15:12+00:00",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/thinkst/opencanary/security/advisories/GHSA-pf5v-pqfv-x8jj"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/thinkst/opencanary/commit/2c11575b1a3dd8b0df26a879ba856c0aa350c049"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/thinkst/opencanary/releases/tag/v0.9.4"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-PF5V-PQFV-X8JJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-14 21:16 – Updated: 2025-05-16 22:13

Summary

OpenCanary Executes Commands From Potentially Writable Config File

Details

Impact

OpenCanary directly executed commands taken from its config file. Where the config file is stored in an unprivileged user directory but the daemon is executed by root, it’s possible for the unprivileged user to change the config file and escalate permissions when root later runs the daemon.

Thanks to the folks at Whirlylabs for finding and fixing this.

Patches

Upgrade to 0.9.4 or higher.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


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

5.8 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "OpenCanary"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.9.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-48911"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-863"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-10-14T21:16:12Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-10-14T21:15:12Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nOpenCanary directly executed commands taken from its config file. Where the config file is stored in an unprivileged user directory but the daemon is executed by root, it\u2019s possible for the unprivileged user to change the config file and escalate permissions when root later runs the daemon.\n\nThanks to the folks at [Whirlylabs](https://whirlylabs.com/) for finding and fixing this.\n\n### Patches\n\nUpgrade to 0.9.4 or higher.",
  "id": "GHSA-pf5v-pqfv-x8jj",
  "modified": "2025-05-16T22:13:57Z",
  "published": "2024-10-14T21:16:12Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/thinkst/opencanary/security/advisories/GHSA-pf5v-pqfv-x8jj"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48911"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/thinkst/opencanary/commit/2c11575b1a3dd8b0df26a879ba856c0aa350c049"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/opencanary/PYSEC-2024-248.yaml"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/thinkst/opencanary"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/thinkst/opencanary/releases/tag/v0.9.4"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "OpenCanary Executes Commands From Potentially Writable Config File"
}

CVE-2024-48911 (GCVE-0-2024-48911)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-14 20:45 – Updated: 2024-10-15 14:44

Summary

Severity ?

5.8 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CWE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/thinkst/opencanary/security/ad…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://github.com/thinkst/opencanary/commit/2c11…	x_refsource_MISC
	https://github.com/thinkst/opencanary/releases/ta…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	thinkst	opencanary	Affected: < 0.9.4

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

Action not permitted

PYSEC-2024-248

GHSA-PF5V-PQFV-X8JJ

Impact

Patches

CVE-2024-48911 (GCVE-0-2024-48911)

Tags

Sightings

Nomenclature