Inappropriate coding practices - relative path command

Description

Files are found that reference executables within the system that make use of relative path definition. When a binary that makes use of relative paths is executed, they call the executables of environment variables or PATH, which an attacker can manipulate, being able to compromise the system completely.

Impact

Obtain uncontrolled privileges.

Recommendation

Using absolute paths for calling executables.

Threat

Authenticated attacker with local access to the compromised system.

Expected Remediation Time

⌚ 60 minutes.

Score

Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the src.

Base

Attack vector: L
Attack complexity: L
Privileges required: L
User interaction: N
Scope: U
Confidentiality: L
Integrity: L
Availability: L

Temporal

Exploit code maturity: U
Remediation level: U
Report confidence: R

Result

Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:U/RC:R
Score:

Base: 5.3
Temporal: 4.7

Severity:

Base: Medium
Temporal: Medium

Score 4.0

Default score using CVSS 4.0. It may change depending on the context of the src.

Base 4.0

Attack vector: L
Attack complexity: L
Attack Requirements: N
Privileges required: L
User interaction: N
Confidentiality (VC): L
Integrity (VI): L
Availability (VA): L
Confidentiality (SC): N
Integrity (SI): N
Availability (SA): N

Threat 4.0

Exploit maturity: U

Result 4.0

Vector string: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
Score:

CVSS-BT: 1.1

Severity:

CVSS-BT: Low

Requirements

Fixes

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