# CVE-2018-3679: Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Data Center Manager SDK

> An unauthorized remote user can escalate privileges to execute code in the Intel Data Center Manager SDK Reference UI.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.6 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Sep 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7359-3f37-863c

## What is CVE-2018-3679?

CVE-2018-3679 is a critical vulnerability in Intel(R) Data Center Manager SDK, published on 12 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Escalation of privilege in Reference UI in Intel Data Center Manager SDK 5.0 and before may allow an unauthorized remote unauthenticated user to potentially execute code via administrator privileges.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3679?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Data Center Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-3679?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3679 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-3679 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Data Center Manager SDK

- [CVE-2023-31273](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31273/): Privilege escalation in Intel DCM software (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-33942](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33942/): Security feature bypass in Intel(R) DCM software (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-23182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23182/): Auth bypass in Intel(R) Data Center Manager software (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-12347](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12347/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Data Center Manager Console (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-0102](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0102/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-3679 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-3679 is a critical vulnerability in Intel(R) Data Center Manager SDK, published on 12 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) Data Center Manager SDK. 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-2018-3679/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3679/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3679
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3679
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-3679

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