CVE-2018-11051 RSA Certificate Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote unauthenticated attackers can exploit path traversal in RSA Certificate Manager to read arbitrary files on the server filesystem.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-11051?

CVE-2018-11051 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Certificate Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability, published on 3 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

RSA Certificate Manager Versions 6.9 build 560 through 6.9 build 564 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the RSA CMP Enroll Server and the RSA REST Enroll Server. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by manipulating input parameters of the application to gain unauthorized read access to the files stored on the server filesystem, with the privileges of the running web application.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11051?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Emc Rsa Certificate Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11051?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11051 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2018-11051 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11051 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pphw-x8fq-53rc.

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