Privilege escalation in Dell RSA NetWitness



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-11061
CWE-ID CWE-77
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 RSA NetWitness
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor Dell

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU14486

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11061

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated 'Admin' or 'Operator' role attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a template engine configuration error. A remote attacker can inject a template and execute arbitrary commands on the target system with root privileges.

Mitigation

Update to version 11.1.0.2.

Vulnerable software versions

RSA NetWitness: 9.8 - 11.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/32


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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