SB2018110304 - Code Injection in Lussumo Vanilla

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18903)

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSSv4: 8.6 [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]

The vulnerability allows a remote administrator to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified error. A remote authenticated administrator can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla/releases/tag/Vanilla_2.6.4
• https://open.vanillaforums.com/discussion/36771/security-update-vanilla-2-6-4
• https://srcincite.io/blog/2018/10/02/old-school-pwning-with-new-school-tricks-vanilla-forums-remote-code-execution.html