Improper Access Control
CVE-2023-29113
Summary
The MIB3 infotainment unit used in Skoda and Volkswagen vehicles does not incorporate any privilege separation for the proprietary inter-process communication mechanism, leaving attackers with presence in the system an ability to undermine access control restrictions implemented at the operating system level. The vulnerability was originally discovered in Skoda Superb III car with MIB3 infotainment unit OEM part number 3V0035820. The list of affected MIB3 OEM part numbers is provided in the referenced resources.
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CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.
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