CVE-2018-14649
high-risk
Published 2018-10-09
It was found that ceph-isci-cli package as shipped by Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 and 3 is using python-werkzeug in debug shell mode. This is done by setting debug=True in file /usr/bin/rbd-target-api provided by ceph-isci-cli package. This allows unauthenticated attackers to access this debug shell and escalate privileges. Once an attacker has successfully connected to this debug shell they will be able to execute arbitrary commands remotely. These commands will run with the same privileges as of user executing the application which is using python-werkzeug with debug shell mode enabled. In - Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 and 3, ceph-isci-cli package runs python-werkzeug library with root level permissions.
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58.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 42% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (6)
Affected Vendors
References (14)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105434
Mitigation
https://access.redhat.com/articles/3623521
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2837
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2838
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14649
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105434
Mitigation
https://access.redhat.com/articles/3623521
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2837
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2838
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14649
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
18/34 · Moderate
Exposure
13/34 · Low