Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-5406
The Quest Kace K1000 Appliance, versions prior to 9.0.270, allows a remote attacker to exploit the misconfigured Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) mechanism. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform sensitive actions such as adding a new administrator account or changing the appliance’s settings. A malicious internal user could also gain administrator privileges of this appliance and use it to visit a malicious link that exploits this vulnerability. This could cause the application to perform sensitive actions such as adding a new administrator account or changing the appliance’s settings. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could add an administrator-level account or change the appliance's settings.
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2018-5406
- cpe:2.3:o:quest:kace_systems_management_appliance_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-5406
0.71%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 81 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-5406
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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NIST | |
8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
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5.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-5406
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The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.Assigned by: cret@cert.org (Secondary)
References for CVE-2018-5406
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153150/Dell-KACE-System-Management-Appliance-SMA-XSS-SQL-Injection.html
Dell KACE System Management Appliance (SMA) XSS / SQL Injection ≈ Packet StormExploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://support.quest.com/kb/288310/cert-coordination-center-report-update
CERT Coordination Center report update (288310)Vendor Advisory
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https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/877837/
VU#877837 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Quest Kace System Management ApplianceThird Party Advisory;US Government Resource
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