CVE-2018-1279 — HIGH (8.5) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

Pivotal RabbitMQ for PCF, all versions, uses a deterministically generated cookie that is shared between all machines when configured in a multi-tenant cluster. A remote attacker who can gain information about the network topology can guess this cookie and, if they have access to the right ports on any server in the MQ cluster can use this cookie to gain full control over the entire cluster.

CVSS Score

8.5

HIGH

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Pivotal Software	Rabbitmq	All versions

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-330

References

https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1279MitigationVendor Advisory
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1279MitigationVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-1279?

CVE-2018-1279 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.5 (HIGH). Pivotal RabbitMQ for PCF, all versions, uses a deterministically generated cookie that is shared between all machines when configured in a multi-tenant cluster. A remote attacker who can gain informat...

How severe is CVE-2018-1279?

CVE-2018-1279 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-1279?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Pivotal Software Rabbitmq.