CVE-2018-11134 — HIGH (8.8)

Vulnerability Description

In order to perform actions that requires higher privileges, the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 relies on a message queue managed that runs with root privileges and only allows a set of commands. One of the available commands allows changing any user's password (including root). A low-privilege user could abuse this feature by changing the password of the 'kace_support' account, which comes disabled by default but has full sudo privileges.

CVSS Score

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Quest	Kace System Management Appliance	8.0.318

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-640

References

https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/quest-kace-system-management-appliance-mExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/quest-kace-system-management-appliance-mExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-11134?

CVE-2018-11134 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). In order to perform actions that requires higher privileges, the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 relies on a message queue managed that runs with root privileges and only allows a set o...

How severe is CVE-2018-11134?

CVE-2018-11134 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-11134?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Quest Kace System Management Appliance.