CVE-2018-1279 RabbitMQ cluster compromise due to deterministically generated cookie
Remote attackers can guess deterministic cluster cookies to gain full control over RabbitMQ clusters in multi-tenant configurations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-1279?
CVE-2018-1279 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pivotal RabbitMq for PCF, published on 10 Dec 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Pivotal RabbitMQ for PCF, all versions, uses a deterministically generated cookie that is shared between all machines when configured in a multi-tenant cluster. A remote attacker who can gain information about the network topology can guess this cookie and, if they have access to the right ports on any server in the MQ cluster can use this cookie to gain full control over the entire cluster.
Weakness: CWE-330
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1279?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pivotal Software Rabbitmq.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1279?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2018-1279 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1279 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Pivotal RabbitMq for PCF
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1279, GHSA-f9rc-w362-jp2c, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1279.