CVE Vulnerability

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.

7.2 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://hackerone.com/reports/1168194 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

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

Published : 2021-05-26 07:15

Updated : 2021-06-07 01:28

NVD link : CVE-2018-16497

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16497

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-269