6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-10917
Pulp Apache Path Parsing Vulnerability
Description

pulp 2.16.x and possibly older is vulnerable to an improper path parsing. A malicious user or a malicious iso feed repository can write to locations accessible to the 'apache' user. This may lead to overwrite of published content on other iso repositories.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 15, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 12, 2023, 10:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-10917 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 Pulpproject pulp
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-2018-10917.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1222
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10917 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-10917 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A path traversal flaw was found in the ISO repository plugin for pulp. An attacker, with access to a repository feeding pulp can carefully craft his repository to overwrite arbitrary files owned by the Apache webserver. pulp 2.16.x and possibly older is vulnerable to an improper path parsing. A malicious user or a malicious iso feed repository can write to locations accessible to the 'apache' user. This may lead to overwrite of published content on other iso repositories.
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2019:1283 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10917 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1598928 [No Types Assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-22
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description pulp 2.16.x and possibly older is vulnerable to an improper path parsing. A malicious user or a malicious iso feed repository can write to locations accessible to the 'apache' user. This may lead to overwrite of published content on other iso repositories. A path traversal flaw was found in the ISO repository plugin for pulp. An attacker, with access to a repository feeding pulp can carefully craft his repository to overwrite arbitrary files owned by the Apache webserver.
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1598928 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2019:1283 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10917 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-22
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-22
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-59 CWE-22
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1222 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10917 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10917 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulpproject:pulp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.16.0 *cpe:2.3:a:pulpproject:pulp:2.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulpproject:pulp:2.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulpproject:pulp:2.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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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

0.29290

percentile

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