Privilege escalation in Oracle GlassFish Open Source Edition

1) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU13891

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14324

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists in Oracle GlassFish Open Source Edition due to the demo feature uses a default password ('admin') for the admin account. A remote unauthenticated attacker can connect to TCP port 7676 and establish a JMX RMI session to gain access to the system.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Oracle GlassFish Open Source Edition: 5.0

External links

http://github.com/javaee/glassfish/issues/22500

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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