#VU15426 Improper access control in VGo Celia - CVE-2018-17931

 

#VU15426 Improper access control in VGo Celia - CVE-2018-17931

Published: October 19, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15426
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17931
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
VGo Celia
Software vendor:
Vecna Technologies

Description

The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper access control. An adjacent attacker can plug in a USB thumb drive into a robot, cause the robot's firmware to execute a file hosted on the USB stick (/config/startup.script) with root privileges, giving the attacker the opportunity to hijack the device.

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.

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