CVE-2018-6885 Path traversal in n/a
Unauthenticated path traversal in MicroStrategy Web Services allows attackers to read sensitive files, potentially leading to remote code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-6885?
CVE-2018-6885 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in MicroStrategy Web Services (the Microsoft Office plugin) before 10.4 Hotfix 7, and before 10.11. The vulnerability is unauthenticated and leads to access to the asset files with the MicroStrategy user privileges. (This includes the credentials to access the admin dashboard which may lead to RCE.) The path traversal is located in a SOAP request in the web service component.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6885?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microstrategy Web Services.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6885?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6885 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2018-6885 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6885 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qf6c-cgr9-wg5h.