Description
pleaseedit in please before 0.4 uses predictable temporary filenames in /tmp and the target directory. This allows a local attacker to gain full root privileges by staging a symlink attack.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://gitlab.com/edneville/please/-/tree/master/src/bin
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/18/1
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
12.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-668
Status
published
Products (2)
crates.io/pleaser
0 - 0.4.0crates.io
pleaseedit_project/pleaseedit
< 0.4
Published
May 27, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026