CVE-2018-11132 Command injection in n/a
Low-privilege users can inject arbitrary commands into a root-privileged message queue, leading to remote code execution and privilege escalation.
- 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-2018-11132?
CVE-2018-11132 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 May 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In order to perform actions that require higher privileges, the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 relies on a message queue that runs daemonized with root privileges and only allows a set of commands to be executed. A command injection vulnerability exists within this message queue which allows low-privilege users to append arbitrary commands that will be run as root.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11132?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Quest Kace System Management Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11132?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11132 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2018-11132 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11132 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fwqr-xj7w-xrvm.