# CVE-2018-15774: iDRAC7/iDRAC8/iDRAC9 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

> An authenticated operator can exploit a Redfish interface flaw to gain administrator privileges on Dell iDRAC systems.

- **Severity:** Low 3.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rx2m-34rg-7763

## What is CVE-2018-15774?

CVE-2018-15774 is a low-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC iDRAC, published on 13 Dec 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell EMC iDRAC7/iDRAC8 versions prior to 2.61.60.60 and iDRAC9 versions prior to 3.20.21.20, 3.21.24.22, 3.21.26.22, and 3.23.23.23 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated malicious iDRAC user with operator privileges could potentially exploit a permissions check flaw in the Redfish interface to gain administrator access.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15774?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Dell Idrac7 Firmware, Dell Idrac8 Firmware, Dell Idrac9 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-15774?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15774 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-15774 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15774 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell EMC iDRAC

- [CVE-2018-1244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1244/): iDRAC7/iDRAC8/iDrac9 contains a command injection vulnerability in the SNMP agent. (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-5685](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5685/): Command injection in iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-5344](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5344/): Memory corruption in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2018-15776](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15776/): iDRAC7, iDRAC8 - Improper Error Handling (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2019-3764](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3764/): Missing authorization in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-15774 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-15774 is a low-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC iDRAC, published on 13 Dec 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15774 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell EMC iDRAC. 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-2018-15774/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15774/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15774
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15774
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-15774

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