# CVE-2018-10905: Command injection in cfme

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

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jjjj-c3mp-q822

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10905?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Redhat Cloudforms, Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-10905?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2018-10905 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in [UNKNOWN] cfme

- [CVE-2020-14325](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14325/): Auth bypass in CloudForms (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2014-0197](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0197/): Cross-site request forgery in CFME (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-5402](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5402/): Code injection in cfme (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-7071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7071/): Missing authorization in CFME (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-7530](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7530/): Missing authorization in cfme (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-10905 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: [UNKNOWN] cfme. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10905/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10905/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10905
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10905
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-10905

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10905/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.