CVE-2018-16497 Privilege escalation in Versa Analytics
A local attacker in the versa group can escalate privileges to root by modifying a script executed by a root cron job in Versa Analytics.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-16497?
CVE-2018-16497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Versa Analytics, published on 26 May 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Versa Analytics, the cron jobs are used for scheduling tasks by executing commands at specific dates and times on the server. If the job is run as the user root, there is a potential privilege escalation vulnerability. In this case, the job runs a script as root that is writable by users who are members of the versa group.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16497?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Versa-Networks Versa Analytics.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16497?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16497 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-16497 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16497 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Versa Analytics
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wm88-xgp8-jvpf.