CVE-2018-6885 : An issue was discovered in MicroStrategy Web Services (the Microsoft Office plug

An issue was discovered in MicroStrategy Web Services (the Microsoft Office plugin) before 10.4 Hotfix 7, and before 10.11. The vulnerability is unauthenticated and leads to access to the asset files with the MicroStrategy user privileges. (This includes the credentials to access the admin dashboard which may lead to RCE.) The path traversal is located in a SOAP request in the web service component.

Published 2019-05-14 19:29:00

Updated 2019-05-17 13:39:16

Source MITRE

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Vulnerability category: Directory traversal

Products affected by CVE-2018-6885

Microstrategy » Web Services » For Office
Versions from including (>=) 10.5 and before (<) 10.11
cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:*:*:*:*:*:office:*:*
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Microstrategy » Web Services » For Office
Versions before (<) 10.4
cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:*:*:*:*:*:office:*:*
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Microstrategy » Web Services » Version: 10.4 Update Hotfix 3 For Office
cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:hotfix_3:*:*:*:office:*:*
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Microstrategy » Web Services » Version: 10.4 Update Hotfix 4 For Office
cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:hotfix_4:*:*:*:office:*:*
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Microstrategy » Web Services » Version: 10.4 Update Hotfix 5 For Office
cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:hotfix_5:*:*:*:office:*:*
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Microstrategy » Web Services » Version: 10.4 Update Hotfix 6 For Office
cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:hotfix_6:*:*:*:office:*:*
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Microstrategy » Web Services » Version: 10.4 For Office
cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:-:*:*:*:office:*:*
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Microstrategy » Web Services » Version: 10.4 Update Hotfix 2 For Office
cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:hotfix_2:*:*:*:office:*:*
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Microstrategy » Web Services » Version: 10.4 Update Hotfix 1 For Office
cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:hotfix_1:*:*:*:office:*:*
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-6885

EPSS FAQ

0.28%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 64 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-6885

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None
9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	3.9	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2018-6885

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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-2018-6885

https://community.microstrategy.com/s/article/Web-Services-Security-Vulnerability

KB439880: Web Services Security Vulnerability
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-6885

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CWE ids for CVE-2018-6885

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