#VU14486 Privilege escalation in RSA Security Analytics - CVE-2018-11061


| Updated: 2018-08-22

Vulnerability identifier: #VU14486

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11061

CWE-ID: CWE-77

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
RSA Security Analytics
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor: Dell

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated 'Admin' or 'Operator' role attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a template engine configuration error. A remote attacker can inject a template and execute arbitrary commands on the target system with root privileges.

Mitigation
Update to version 10.6.6.

Vulnerable software versions

RSA Security Analytics: 10.0 - 10.6.5


External links
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/32


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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