CVE-2018-15359 Misconfiguration in Eltex ESP-200

High 8.8 Published Updated

An authenticated low-privilege attacker can exploit insecure sudo configuration in Eltex ESP-200 firmware to escalate privileges.

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-2018-15359?

CVE-2018-15359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kaspersky Lab Eltex ESP-200, published on 17 Aug 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An authenticated attacker with low privileges can use insecure sudo configuration to expand attack surface in Eltex ESP-200 firmware version 1.2.0.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15359?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Eltex Esp-200 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-15359?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15359 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-15359 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15359 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c56r-4r5v-wrfc.

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