CVE-2018-12029
Phusion Passenger Nginx Privilege Escalation Race Condition
Description
A race condition in the nginx module in Phusion Passenger 3.x through 5.x before 5.3.2 allows local escalation of privileges when a non-standard passenger_instance_registry_dir with insufficiently strict permissions is configured. Replacing a file with a symlink after the file was created, but before it was chowned, leads to the target of the link being chowned via the path. Targeting sensitive files such as root's crontab file allows privilege escalation.
INFO
Published Date :
June 17, 2018, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 8, 2019, 2:12 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-12029 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2018-12029.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://blog.phusion.nl/passenger-5-3-2 | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00007.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/phusion-passenger-priv-esc | Third Party 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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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-12029 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-12029 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 [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. 23, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/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 Changed Reference Type https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/phusion-passenger-priv-esc No Types Assigned https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/phusion-passenger-priv-esc Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00007.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-362 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.3.2 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 29, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00007.html [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-12029 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-12029
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile