CVE-2018-10519 Privilege escalation in n/a
An attacker can escalate privileges to admin by manipulating a cookie value due to accessible temporary files in the web root.
- 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-2018-10519?
CVE-2018-10519 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, published on 27 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) 2.2.7 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability from ordinary user to admin user by arranging for the eff_uid value within $_COOKIE[$this->_loginkey] to equal 1, because files in the tmp/ directory are accessible through HTTP requests. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2018-10084.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10519?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10519?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10519 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-10519 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10519 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fv27-jv5h-jf4q.