CVE-2023-32696 affects CKAN, an open-source data management system, prior to versions 2.9.9 and 2.10.1. The vulnerability stems from the ckan user having ownership of critical files and sudo permissions within the Docker container, enabling potential code execution or privilege escalation if an arbitrary file write bug exists. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this flaw presents a significant risk, allowing an attacker with low privileges to achieve high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.9.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:okfn:ckan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:okfn:ckan:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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