Privilege escalation in Webroot BrightCloud SDK - CVE-2018-4015

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Privilege escalation in Webroot BrightCloud SDK - CVE-2018-4015

Published: December 26, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16713
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4015
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Webroot Software, Inc.
Affected software:
Webroot BrightCloud SDK

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists in the HTTP client functionality of the Webroot BrightCloud SDK due to improper validation of TLS certificates when the configuration of the HTTP client does not enforce a secure connection by default. A remote attacker can use man-in-the-middle techniques to impersonate a remote BrightCloud server and gain elevated privileges.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-4015

Install update from vendor's website.

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