High severity · published Feb 1, 2024
CVE-2023-36496
Delegated Admin Virtual Attribute Provider Privilege Escalation
8.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Delegated Admin Privilege virtual attribute provider plugin, when enabled, allows an authenticated user to elevate their permissions in the Directory Server.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PI
PingDirectory · Ping Identity
8.3 through 8.3.0.8; 9.0 through 9.0.0.5; 9.1 through 9.1.0.2; 9.2 through 9.2.0.1; 9.3 before 9.3.0.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36496
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36496
Release Notes
https://docs.pingidentity.com/r/en-us/pingdirectory-93/ynf1693338390284
Permissions Required
https://support.pingidentity.com/s/article/SECADV039
Product
https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/downloads/pingdirectory-downloads.html
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