SB2018011615 - Improper Privilege Management in Octopus Deploy



SB2018011615 - Improper Privilege Management in Octopus Deploy

Published: January 16, 2018 Updated: July 17, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2018011615
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5706)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

An issue was discovered in Octopus Deploy before 4.1.9. Any user with user editing permissions can modify teams to give themselves Administer System permissions even if they didn't have them, as demonstrated by use of the RoleEdit or TeamEdit permission.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.