What is CVE-2023-42455?

CVE-2023-42455 is a vulnerability in the Wazuh open source project that allows a logged-in user to the dashboard to become the administrator of the Wazuh API.

What is the severity of CVE-2023-42455?

The severity of CVE-2023-42455 is high with a CVSS score of 8.8.

How does CVE-2023-42455 impact Wazuh?

CVE-2023-42455 allows an attacker with logged-in access to the dashboard to gain administrator privileges for the Wazuh API.

What software versions are affected by CVE-2023-42455?

Versions 4.4.0 to 4.4.2 of Wazuh Dashboard and Wazuh Kibana App are affected by CVE-2023-42455.

Are there any references for CVE-2023-42455?

Yes, you can find references for CVE-2023-42455 at the following links: [Wazuh Dashboard Plugins Issue #5427](https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-dashboard-plugins/issues/5427), [Wazuh Kibana App Pull Request #5428](https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-kibana-app/pull/5428), [Wazuh Kibana App Advisory GHSA-8w7x-52r7-qvjf](https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-kibana-app/security/advisories/GHSA-8w7x-52r7-qvjf).

Vulnerability/
CVE-2023-42455

high

8.8

CWE

639

9/10/2023

19/9/2024

CVE-2023-42455: Wazuh vulnerable to user privilege escalation

First published: Mon Oct 09 2023(Updated: )

Wazuh is a security detection, visibility, and compliance open source project. In versions 4.4.0 and 4.4.1, it is possible to get the Wazuh API administrator key used by the Dashboard using the browser development tools. This allows a logged user to the dashboard to become administrator of the API, even if their dashboard role is not. Version 4.4.2 contains a fix. There are no known workarounds.

Credit: security-advisories@github.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Wazuh Dashboard	>=4.4.0<4.4.2
Wazuh	>=4.4.0<4.4.2

Remedy

https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-kibana-app/pull/5428

Remedy

https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-kibana-app/security/advisories/GHSA-8w7x-52r7-qvjf

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What is CVE-2023-42455?
CVE-2023-42455 is a vulnerability in the Wazuh open source project that allows a logged-in user to the dashboard to become the administrator of the Wazuh API.
What is the severity of CVE-2023-42455?
The severity of CVE-2023-42455 is high with a CVSS score of 8.8.
How does CVE-2023-42455 impact Wazuh?
CVE-2023-42455 allows an attacker with logged-in access to the dashboard to gain administrator privileges for the Wazuh API.
What software versions are affected by CVE-2023-42455?
Versions 4.4.0 to 4.4.2 of Wazuh Dashboard and Wazuh Kibana App are affected by CVE-2023-42455.
Are there any references for CVE-2023-42455?
Yes, you can find references for CVE-2023-42455 at the following links: [Wazuh Dashboard Plugins Issue #5427](https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-dashboard-plugins/issues/5427), [Wazuh Kibana App Pull Request #5428](https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-kibana-app/pull/5428), [Wazuh Kibana App Advisory GHSA-8w7x-52r7-qvjf](https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-kibana-app/security/advisories/GHSA-8w7x-52r7-qvjf).

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