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CVE-2024-6908: Admin Can Escalate Privileges to SuperAdmin Using Manual PUT Request

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.0 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Improper privilege management in Yugabyte Platform allows authenticated admin users to escalate privileges to SuperAdmin via a crafted PUT HTTP request, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive system functions and data.

References

• https://github.com/yugabyte/yugabyte-db/commit/03b193de40b79329439bb9968a7d27a1cc57d662
• https://github.com/yugabyte/yugabyte-db/commit/68f01680c565be2a370cfb7734a1b3721d6778bb
• https://github.com/yugabyte/yugabyte-db/commit/03b193de40b79329439bb9968a7d27a1cc57d662
• https://github.com/yugabyte/yugabyte-db/commit/68f01680c565be2a370cfb7734a1b3721d6778bb

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