CVE-2018-20052 Privilege escalation in n/a
A user with NOPASSWD sudo privileges on Cerner Connectivity Engine devices can escalate privileges to root by exploiting misconfigured sudo rules.
- 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-2018-20052?
CVE-2018-20052 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on Cerner Connectivity Engine (CCE) 4 devices. The user running the main CCE firmware has NOPASSWD sudo privileges to several utilities that could be used to escalate privileges to root. One example is the "sudo ln -s /tmp/script /etc/cron.hourly/script" command.
Weakness: CWE-1188
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20052?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cerner Connectivity Engine 4 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-20052?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20052 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-20052 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20052 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7gmc-347m-8mwf.