CVE-2018-12591
Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch Command Injection Vulnerability
Description
Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch version 1.7.3 and prior suffer from an improperly neutralized element in an OS command due to lack of protection on the admin CLI, leading to code execution and privilege escalation greater than administrators themselves are allowed. An attacker with access to an admin account could escape the restricted CLI and execute arbitrary shell instructions.
INFO
Published Date :
June 20, 2018, 12:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 13, 2018, 3:04 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-12591.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://hackerone.com/reports/313245 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/313245 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/313245 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-78 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ubnt:edgeswitch_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.7.3 OR cpe:2.3:h:ubnt:edgeswitch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-12591 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-2018-12591
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.09 }} -0.00%
score
0.38987
percentile