Privilege escalation in RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle

1) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU10882

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1182

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper privileges and access controls. A local attacker can execute arbitrary scripts on the target system with root privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation

Update to version 7.0.2 P05.

Vulnerable software versions

RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle: 7.0.1 - 7.0.2

External links

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/16

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.