CVE-2018-0352 Privilege escalation in Cisco Wide Area Application Services unknown
An authenticated local attacker with super user privileges can escalate to root by replacing a script file during Disk Check Tool execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-0352?
CVE-2018-0352 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Wide Area Application Services unknown, published on 7 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the Disk Check Tool (disk-check.sh) for Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privilege level to root. The attacker must have valid user credentials with super user privileges (level 15) to log in to the device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of script files executed in the context of the Disk Check Tool. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by replacing one script file with a malicious script file while the affected tool is running. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root-level privileges and take full control of the device. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvi72673.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0352?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Wide Area Application Services.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0352?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0352 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0352 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0352 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Wide Area Application Services unknown
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wqg8-f34c-vm4v.