THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-11137
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2018-11137

Kace System Management Appliance vulnerability

CVSS
6.5
EPSS
6.5%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
The 'checksum' parameter of the '/common/download_attachment.php' script in the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 can be abused to read arbitrary files with 'www' privileges via Directory Traversal. No administrator privileges are needed to execute this script.
Affected vendor
Quest
Affected product
Kace System Management Appliance
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2018-05-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 6.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-11137

  • Confirm whether Quest Kace System Management Appliance is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-11137.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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