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Difference between revisions of "Privilege escalation"
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'''Privilege escalation''' occurs when an attacker is able to exploit a system to gain higher level privileges than already-obtained access. | '''Privilege escalation''' occurs when an attacker is able to exploit a system to gain higher level privileges than already-obtained access. | ||
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* Escalation from forum user to forum administrator | * Escalation from forum user to forum administrator | ||
* Code execution outside of the bounds of the users expected privileges | * Code execution outside of the bounds of the users expected privileges | ||
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Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker is able to exploit a system to gain higher level privileges than already-obtained access.
Examples:
- Escalation from user to administrator or root user of the operating system
- Escalation from forum user to forum administrator
- Code execution outside of the bounds of the users expected privileges
