CVE-2017-0932 Privilege escalation in EdgeRouter X
An attacker with operator access can escalate privileges to root via improper input validation in EdgeOS Feature functionality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-0932?
CVE-2017-0932 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ubiquiti Networks EdgeRouter X, published on 22 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Ubiquiti Networks EdgeOS version 1.9.1.1 and prior suffer from an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability due to the lack of validation on the input of the Feature functionality. An attacker with access to an operator (read-only) account and ssh connection to the devices could escalate privileges to admin (root) access in the system.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0932?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ubnt Edgeos.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0932?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0932 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-0932 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0932 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ubiquiti Networks EdgeRouter X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5rvj-63w4-52xh.