CVE - CVE-2022-29549

CVE-ID
CVE-2022-29549	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
An issue was discovered in Qualys Cloud Agent 4.8.0-49. It executes programs at various full pathnames without first making ownership and permission checks (e.g., to help ensure that a program was installed by root) and without integrity checks (e.g., a checksum comparison against known legitimate programs). Also, the vendor recommendation is to install this agent software with root privileges. Thus, privilege escalation is possible on systems where any of these pathnames is controlled by a non-root user. An example is /opt/firebird/bin/isql, where the /opt/firebird directory is often owned by the firebird user.
References
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FULLDISC:20220912 Multiple vulnerabilities discovered in Qualys Cloud Agent URL:http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Sep/10 MISC:http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168367/Qualys-Cloud-Agent-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html MISC:http://software.firstworks.com/p/getting-started-with-firebird.html MISC:https://blog.qualys.com/product-tech/2022/08/15/qualys-security-updates-cloud-agent-for-linux MISC:https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20220421	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20220421)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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