CVE-2022-39245

high

Description

Mist is the command-line interface for the makedeb Package Repository. Prior to version 0.9.5, a user-provided `sudo` binary via the `PATH` variable can allow a local user to run arbitrary commands on the user's system with root permissions. Versions 0.9.5 and later contain a patch. No known workarounds exist.

References

https://github.com/makedeb/mist/security/advisories/GHSA-pxg4-7c7r-2ww6

https://github.com/makedeb/mist/releases/tag/v0.9.5

https://github.com/makedeb/mist/commit/e257561a32cffe3c541b265097959adaea3d6b67

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-09-26

Updated: 2023-07-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High