CVE-2018-13101 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code by abusing exposed WCF methods in RedSwimmer KioskSimple that allow registry and service control.
- 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-2018-13101?
CVE-2018-13101 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
KioskSimpleService.exe in RedSwimmer KioskSimple 1.4.7.0 suffers from a privilege escalation vulnerability in the WCF endpoint. The exposed methods allow read and write access to the Windows registry and control of services. These methods may be abused to achieve privilege escalation via execution of attacker controlled binaries.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-13101?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redswimmer Kiosksimple.
How do I fix CVE-2018-13101?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-13101 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-13101 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-13101 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-95q9-r6jm-cg3p.