CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2020-7004 — Visam Vbase Editor security vulnerability

High CVSS 8.8

VISAM VBASE Editor version 11.5.0.2 and VBASE Web-Remote Module may allow weak or insecure permissions on the VBASE directory resulting in elevation of privileges or malicious effects on the system the next time a privileged user runs the application.

Severity
High
CVSS
8.8 (3.1)
Published
2020-04-03
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-276

Affected products

  • visam / vbase_editor / 11.5.0.2
  • visam / vbase_web-remote

Matched remediation archetype

Privilege escalation and unsafe privilege management

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Check exposure

  • Map service accounts, operating-system identities, roles, capabilities, impersonation, set-user transitions, and administrative helper paths.
  • Determine whether untrusted users or lower-privilege processes can reach the affected transition or modify inputs it trusts.
  • Review file, socket, registry, device, job, container, and cloud-role permissions used before and after privilege changes.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and redesign privileged operations as a minimal, authenticated, allowlisted interface.
  • Drop privileges before processing untrusted input, verify the drop succeeds, and remove unnecessary roles, capabilities, and write permissions.
  • Validate ownership and permissions at time of use and add explicit lower-to-higher privilege boundary tests.

Authoritative sources

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