Privilege escalation in Webroot BrightCloud SDK - CVE-2018-4015
Published: December 26, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16713
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 9.2 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4015
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Webroot BrightCloud SDK
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4015
Install update from vendor's website.