#VU11028 Privilege escalation in ASP.NET Core MVC - CVE-2018-0787
Published: March 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11028
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0787
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ASP.NET Core MVC
ASP.NET Core MVC
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper validation of web requests by a Kestrel web application. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request, containing injected HTML, initiate a "password reset" email to the target user, trigger as soon as the target user opens the "password reset" e-mail and gain system privileges.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.