CVE-2018-20052

Published: Apr 25, 2019Modified: Nov 21, 2024

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Cerner: Connectivity Engine 4 Firmware

1 product

Connectivity Engine 4 Firmware

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Cerner Connectivity Engine 4 Firmware	Before 201812

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Cerner Connectivity Engine 4	All versions

Related CWEs

Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the administrator, but the default is not secure.

References (2)

https://www.securifera.com/advisories/cve-2018-20052-20053/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.securifera.com/advisories/cve-2018-20052-20053/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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