SB2018082208 - Privilege escalation in Cobb
Published: August 22, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018082208
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000226)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of security tokens by the XMLRPC API endpoints. A remote unauthenticated attacker can perform unauthorized actions on a targeted system, such as gaining elevated privileges, modifying or accessing data, or accessing sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.