Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-1000857

log-user-session version 0.7 and earlier contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in Main SUID-binary /usr/local/bin/log-user-session that can result in User to root privilege escalation. This attack appear to be exploitable via Malicious unprivileged user executes the vulnerable binary/(remote) environment variable manipulation similar shell-shock also possible.
Published 2018-12-20 17:29:00
Updated 2020-06-24 16:58:48
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Directory traversalGain privilege

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1000857

EPSS FAQ
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 34 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-1000857

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
9.0
 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.0
10.0
 NIST
8.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.8
5.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2018-1000857

  • The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-1000857

Products affected by CVE-2018-1000857

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