CVE-2018-13801 Privilege escalation in ROX II
A low-privileged user can escalate to root on Siemens ROX II devices via network access, compromising system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
- 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-2018-13801?
CVE-2018-13801 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens AG ROX II, published on 10 Oct 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in ROX II (All versions < V2.12.1). An attacker with network access to port 22/tcp and valid low-privileged user credentials for the target device could perform a privilege escalation and gain root privileges. Successful exploitation requires user privileges of a low-privileged user but no user interaction. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise confidentiality, integrity and availability of the system.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-13801?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Siemens Rox Ii Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-13801?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-13801 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-13801 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-13801 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Siemens AG ROX II
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gh8m-w78j-mvxc.