CVE-2018-10905 Command injection in cfme

High 7.8 Published 24 Jul 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker with local shell access can execute commands as a high-privileged user due to improper dRuby security settings in CloudForms.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2018-10905?

CVE-2018-10905 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in [UNKNOWN] cfme, published on 24 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

CloudForms Management Engine (cfme) is vulnerable to an improper security setting in the dRuby component of CloudForms. An attacker with access to an unprivileged local shell could use this flaw to execute commands as a high privileged user.

Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10905?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Redhat Cloudforms, Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10905?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2018-10905 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10905 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jjjj-c3mp-q822.