8.7
HIGH
CVE-2018-1079
"pcs Undesirable Arbitrary File Creation via Authenticated User"
Description

pcs before version 0.9.164 and 0.10 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation via authorized user malicious REST call. The REST interface of the pcsd service did not properly sanitize the file name from the /remote/put_file query. If the /etc/booth directory exists, an authenticated attacker with write permissions could create or overwrite arbitrary files with arbitrary data outside of the /etc/booth directory, in the context of the pcsd process.

INFO

Published Date :

April 12, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:38 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.8

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-1079 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Clusterlabs pacemaker_command_line_interface
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-1079.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1060 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1079 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-1079 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-552
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 CWE-22
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1060 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1060 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1079 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1079 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:clusterlabs:pacemaker_command_line_interface:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.9.164 *cpe:2.3:a:clusterlabs:pacemaker_command_line_interface:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.00%

score

0.27390

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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