CVE-2018-16497

In Versa Analytics, the cron jobs are used for scheduling tasks by executing commands at specific dates and times on the server. If the job is run as the user root, there is a potential privilege escalation vulnerability. In this case, the job runs a script as root that is writable by users who are members of the versa group.
References
Link Resource
https://hackerone.com/reports/1168194 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:versa-networks:versa_analytics:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Jun 2021, 13:28

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-269
References (MISC) https://hackerone.com/reports/1168194 - (MISC) https://hackerone.com/reports/1168194 - Third Party Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:versa-networks:versa_analytics:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : 7.2
v3 : 7.8

26 May 2021, 19:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-05-26 19:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 21:47


NVD link : CVE-2018-16497

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16497

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-16497


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Products Affected

versa-networks

  • versa_analytics
CWE
CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management