CVE-2018-12551
Eclipse Mosquitto Authentication Bypass
Description
When Eclipse Mosquitto version 1.0 to 1.5.5 (inclusive) is configured to use a password file for authentication, any malformed data in the password file will be treated as valid. This typically means that the malformed data becomes a username and no password. If this occurs, clients can circumvent authentication and get access to the broker by using the malformed username. In particular, a blank line will be treated as a valid empty username. Other security measures are unaffected. Users who have only used the mosquitto_passwd utility to create and modify their password files are unaffected by this vulnerability.
INFO
Published Date :
March 27, 2019, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 9, 2019, 11:34 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.2
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-2018-12551.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=543401 | Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00035.html |
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CVE-2018-12551 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 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00035.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE Eclipse Foundation CWE-703 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 28, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=543401 No Types Assigned https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=543401 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-287 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:mosquitto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (including) 1.5.5
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-12551 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-2018-12551
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.24 }} 0.00%
score
0.60643
percentile