CVE-2018-11241 Path traversal in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read and write arbitrary files as root, enabling code execution via crontab modification on SoftCase T-Router devices.

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-2018-11241?

CVE-2018-11241 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered on SoftCase T-Router build 20112017 devices. A remote attacker can read and write to arbitrary files on the system as root, as demonstrated by code execution after writing to a crontab file. This is fixed in production builds as of Spring 2018.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11241?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Softcase T-Router Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11241?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11241 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-2018-11241 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11241 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r26g-cq4c-wjvp.

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