CVE-2023-40184
LOWxrdp < 0.9.23 - Session Restriction Bypass via auth_start_session Error Handling
Title source: llmDescription
xrdp is an open source remote desktop protocol (RDP) server. In versions prior to 0.9.23 improper handling of session establishment errors allows bypassing OS-level session restrictions. The `auth_start_session` function can return non-zero (1) value on, e.g., PAM error which may result in in session restrictions such as max concurrent sessions per user by PAM (ex ./etc/security/limits.conf) to be bypassed. Users (administrators) don't use restrictions by PAM are not affected. This issue has been addressed in release version 0.9.23. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SOT237TIHTHPX5YNIWLVNINOEYC7WMG2/
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U5IXMQODV3OIJ7DRQBUQV7PUKNT7SH36/
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/URO3FKTFBPNKFARAQBEJLI4MH6YS35P5/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/security/advisories/GHSA-f489-557v-47jq
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp/commit/a111a0fdfe2421ef600e40708b5f0168594cfb23
Scores
CVSS v3
2.6
EPSS
0.0073
EPSS Percentile
49.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-755
Status
published
Products (1)
neutrinolabs/xrdp
< 0.9.23
Published
Aug 30, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026