9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2018-6491
Micro Focus Universal CMDB Privilege Escalation
Description

Local Escalation of Privilege vulnerability to Micro Focus Universal CMDB, versions 10.20, 10.21, 10.22, 10.30, 10.31, 10.32, 10.33, 11.00. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to Local Escalation of Privilege.

INFO

Published Date :

April 24, 2018, 1:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:10 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6491 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 Microfocus ucmdb_configuration_manager
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-6491 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040680
    Added Reference https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM03141180
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source SUSE OpenText
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference OpenText http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040680 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM03141180 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference SUSE https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM03141180
    Removed Reference SUSE http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040680
    Removed CVSS V3 SUSE AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3 OpenText AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 SUSE AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 06, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM03141180 No Types Assigned https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM03141180 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040680 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040680 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:ucmdb_configuration_manager:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:ucmdb_configuration_manager:10.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:ucmdb_configuration_manager:10.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:ucmdb_configuration_manager:10.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:ucmdb_configuration_manager:10.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:ucmdb_configuration_manager:10.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:ucmdb_configuration_manager:10.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:ucmdb_configuration_manager:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Local Escalation of Priviledge vulnerability to Micro Focus Universal CMDB, versions 10.20, 10.21, 10.22, 10.30, 10.31, 10.32, 10.33, 11.00. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to Local Escalation of Privilege. Local Escalation of Privilege vulnerability to Micro Focus Universal CMDB, versions 10.20, 10.21, 10.22, 10.30, 10.31, 10.32, 10.33, 11.00. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to Local Escalation of Privilege.
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040680 [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.51 }} -0.09%

score

0.73950

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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