CVE-2018-18014 Auth bypass in n/a
Low-privileged local users can execute system commands as root by accessing unauthenticated private services on specific ports.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-18014?
CVE-2018-18014 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
* Lack of authentication in Citrix Xen Mobile through 10.8 allows low-privileged local users to execute system commands as root by making requests to private services listening on ports 8000, 30000 and 30001. NOTE: the vendor disputes that this is a vulnerability, stating it is "already mitigated by the internal firewall that limits access to configuration services to localhost.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18014?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Citrix Xenmobile Server.
How do I fix CVE-2018-18014?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18014 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2018-18014 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18014 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cmw7-f487-jf92.