#VU13609 Insecure DLL loading in RSA products - CVE-2018-11049 

 

#VU13609 Insecure DLL loading in RSA products - CVE-2018-11049

Published: July 7, 2018 / Updated: July 9, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13609
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11049
CWE-ID: CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle
RSA Identity Management and Governance
RSA Via Lifecycle and Governance
Software vendor:
RSA

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insecure .dll loading mechanism when opening files. A local attacker can place a file along with specially crafted .dll file on a remote SBM or WebDAV share, trick the root user into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current victim.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Remediation

The vendor has described a workaround at:

https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-94098

External links