CVE-2018-5413 Privilege escalation in SecureSphere
Low-privileged users can add SSH keys to the admin account, enabling privilege escalation and full system control.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-5413?
CVE-2018-5413 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imperva SecureSphere, published on 10 Jan 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Imperva SecureSphere running v13.0, v12.0, or v11.5 allows low privileged users to add SSH login keys to the admin user, resulting in privilege escalation.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5413?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imperva Securesphere.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5413?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5413 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-5413 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5413 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imperva SecureSphere
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w782-348v-8wjc.