Deserialization on untrusted data in Real User Monitoring - CVE-2018-18589

 

Deserialization on untrusted data in Real User Monitoring - CVE-2018-18589

Published: October 25, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15520
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18589
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Micro Focus
Affected software:
Real User Monitoring

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists due to deserialization of untrusted data. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted input and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-18589

Install update from vendor's website.

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