Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-34844

Play With Docker Project Play With Docker ≤ 0.0.2

Public PoC
Published
29 June 2023
Modified
26 November 2024
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0094 58th percentile
Risk Priority 73 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-34844 is a critical-severity Improper Check for Dropped Privileges (CWE-273) vulnerability in Play With Docker Project Play With Docker. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Access Token Manipulation (T1134); ranked in the top 42% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Play With Docker < 0.0.2 has an insecure CAP_SYS_ADMIN privileged mode causing the docker container to escape.

CWE(s)
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-273

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1134 Access Token Manipulation Stealth
Adversaries may modify access tokens to operate under a different user or system security context to perform actions and bypass access controls.
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T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may circumvent mechanisms designed to control privilege elevation to gain higher-level permissions.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

play with docker project
play with docker
≤ 0.0.2

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC activities (code review, static analysis, testing) catch missing or incorrect privilege-drop checks, but eliminating only this one flaw covers only a fraction of the control's broader intent.

PR.AA-05 partial match
prevents

Least-privilege policy and enforcement directly motivate privilege-dropping code, yet the control does not address implementation-level verification of the drop.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect failed privilege drops, yet the control does not require such checks as part of its core intent.

A.8.18 Use of privileged utility programs partial match
degrades

Control of privileged utility programs includes ensuring privilege-dropping operations are verified before use.

A.8.2 Privileged access rights partial match
degrades

Privileged access rights policy requires verification that privilege changes succeed, directly addressing failed privilege drops.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding practices can prevent missing privilege-drop checks, but the control itself does not mandate verification of privilege changes.

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