CVE-2018-4008

Published: Apr 15, 2019Modified: Nov 21, 2024

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/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 exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1 helper service in the RunVpncScript command. The command takes a user-supplied script argument and executes it under root context. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to raise their privileges to root. An attacker would need local access to the machine to successfully exploit this bug.

Affected (1)

Products: Shimovpn: Shimo Vpn

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Shimovpn Shimo Vpn	Version 4.1.5.1

Related CWEs

Improper Privilege Management

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

References (2)

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0677

Source: talos-cna@cisco.com

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0677

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

ExploitThird Party Advisory

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