7.5
HIGH
CVE-2018-20145
Eclipse Mosquitto ACL Bypass Vulnerability
Description

Eclipse Mosquitto 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows ACL bypass: if the option per_listener_settings was set to true, and the default listener was in use, and the default listener specified an acl_file, then the acl file was being ignored.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 13, 2018, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-20145 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 Eclipse mosquitto
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-2018-20145.

URL Resource
https://github.com/eclipse/mosquitto/blob/master/ChangeLog.txt Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/eclipse/mosquitto/commit/9097577b49b7fdcf45d30975976dd93808ccc0c4 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/eclipse/mosquitto/issues/1073 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/eclipse/mosquitto/blob/master/ChangeLog.txt Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/eclipse/mosquitto/commit/9097577b49b7fdcf45d30975976dd93808ccc0c4 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/eclipse/mosquitto/issues/1073 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-20145 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-254 CWE-732
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/eclipse/mosquitto/blob/master/ChangeLog.txt No Types Assigned https://github.com/eclipse/mosquitto/blob/master/ChangeLog.txt Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/eclipse/mosquitto/issues/1073 No Types Assigned https://github.com/eclipse/mosquitto/issues/1073 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/eclipse/mosquitto/commit/9097577b49b7fdcf45d30975976dd93808ccc0c4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/eclipse/mosquitto/commit/9097577b49b7fdcf45d30975976dd93808ccc0c4 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-254
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:mosquitto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.5 up to (excluding) 1.5.5
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.16 }} 0.02%

score

0.52341

percentile

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