CVE-2018-9066 Command injection in Lenovo xClarity Administrator
Authenticated users can inject parameters into web API calls to execute privileged commands on the underlying operating system.
- 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-2018-9066?
CVE-2018-9066 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Lenovo xClarity Administrator, published on 30 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Lenovo xClarity Administrator versions earlier than 2.1.0, an authenticated LXCA user can, under specific circumstances, inject additional parameters into a specific web API call which can result in privileged command execution within LXCA's underlying operating system.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9066?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lenovo Xclarity Administrator.
How do I fix CVE-2018-9066?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9066 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2018-9066 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9066 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Lenovo xClarity Administrator
- CVE-2016-8233 Information disclosure in XClarity Administrator
- CVE-2018-9064 Information disclosure in Lenovo xClarity Administrator
- CVE-2017-3770 Privilege escalation in Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA)
- CVE-2019-6158 Information disclosure in Lenovo XClarity Administrator
- CVE-2023-3113 XML external entity in Lenovo XClarity Administrator
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5v67-p9g6-44qh.