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CVE-2018-6978

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
18/12/2018
Last modified:
03/10/2019

Description

vRealize Operations (7.x before 7.0.0.11287810, 6.7.x before 6.7.0.11286837 and 6.6.x before 6.6.1.11286876) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions of support scripts. Admin user of the vROps application with shell access may exploit this issue to elevate the privileges to root on a vROps machine. Note: the admin user (non-sudoer) should not be confused with root of the vROps machine.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.70 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
6.70
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.6.0 (including) 6.6.1.11286876 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.7.0 (including) 6.7.0.11286837 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 7.0.0 (including) 7.0.0.11287810 (excluding)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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