CVE-2018-12026
Apache Phusion Passenger Symlink File Vulnerability
Description
During the spawning of a malicious Passenger-managed application, SpawningKit in Phusion Passenger 5.3.x before 5.3.2 allows such applications to replace key files or directories in the spawning communication directory with symlinks. This then could result in arbitrary reads and writes, which in turn can result in information disclosure and privilege escalation.
INFO
Published Date :
June 17, 2018, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:44 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-12026 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-12026
vulnerability.
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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-2018-12026.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://blog.phusion.nl/passenger-5-3-2 | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-02 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://blog.phusion.nl/passenger-5-3-2 | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-02 | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Imoro Umar Farouq's report on Internal Network Penetration Testing
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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-12026 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-12026 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://blog.phusion.nl/passenger-5-3-2 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-02 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-02 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-02 Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 21, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-02 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://blog.phusion.nl/passenger-5-3-2 No Types Assigned https://blog.phusion.nl/passenger-5-3-2 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-59 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.3.0 up to (excluding) 5.3.2
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-12026 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-12026
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.33 }} 0.00%
score
0.70457
percentile