CVE-2018-11081 Pivotal Operations Manager UAA config - temp Ram Disk

High 7.9 Published Updated

Remote attackers with VM access can read UAA credentials from the system disk due to improper storage on a temporary RAM disk.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-11081?

CVE-2018-11081 is a high-severity vulnerability in pivotal-ops-manager, published on 5 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Pivotal Operations Manager, versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.1, 2.1.x prior to 2.1.11, 2.0.x prior to 2.0.16, and 1.11.x prior to 2, fails to write the Operations Manager UAA config onto the temp RAM disk, thus exposing the configs directly onto disk. A remote user that has gained access to the Operations Manager VM, can now file search and find the UAA credentials for Operations Manager on the system disk..

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11081?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pivotal Software Operations Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11081?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11081 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-11081 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11081 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g8xr-wjxj-2j9v.

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