# CVE-2018-15359: Misconfiguration in Eltex ESP-200

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

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c56r-4r5v-wrfc

## 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: 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.

## Other vulnerabilities in Kaspersky Lab Eltex ESP-200

- [CVE-2018-15356](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15356/): Command injection in Eltex ESP-200 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-15358](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15358/): Privilege escalation in Eltex ESP-200 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-15360](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15360/): Hardcoded credentials in Eltex ESP-200 (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2018-15357](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15357/): Information disclosure in Eltex ESP-200 (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-15359 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Kaspersky Lab Eltex ESP-200. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15359/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15359/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15359
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15359
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-15359

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15359/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.