CVE-2018-12590 Code injection in n/a
An attacker with admin access can exploit a format string vulnerability in the CLI to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges beyond intended limits.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-12590?
CVE-2018-12590 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jun 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch version 1.7.3 and prior suffer from an externally controlled format-string vulnerability due to lack of protection on the admin CLI, leading to code execution and privilege escalation greater than administrators themselves are allowed. An attacker with access to an admin account could escape the restricted CLI and execute arbitrary code.
Weakness: CWE-134
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12590?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ui Edgeswitch Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12590?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12590 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2018-12590 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12590 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8j4m-fffv-qfc2.