CVE-2012-10022
Kloxo <= 6.1.12 Local Privilege Escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Aug 1, 2025
- Updated
- May 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 1, 2025
Description
Kloxo versions 6.1.12 and earlier contain two setuid root binaries—lxsuexec and lxrestart—that allow local privilege escalation from uid 48. The lxsuexec binary performs a uid check and permits execution of arbitrary commands as root if the invoking user matches uid 48. This flaw enables attackers with Apache-level access to escalate privileges to root without authentication.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.5 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
KloxoLxCenter |
|
References
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/kloxo_lxsuexec.rbexploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25406exploit
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121122063935/http://roothackers.net/showthread.php?tid=92technical-descriptionexploit
- https://kloxo.org/product
- https://github.com/KloxoNGCommunity/kloxoproduct
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kloxo-local-priv-escthird-party-advisory
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