CVE-2018-12026
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
During the spawning of a malicious Passenger-managed application, SpawningKit in Phusion Passenger 5.3.x before 5.3.2 allows such applications to replace key files or directories in the spawning communication directory with symlinks. This then could result in arbitrary reads and writes, which in turn can result in information disclosure and privilege escalation.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-12026
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-06-17T20:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-03-08T14:17:13
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 5.3.0 | 5.3.2 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://blog.phusion.nl/passenger-5-3-2 | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-02 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12026 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12026 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:56:19 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 08:11:05 | 2018-06-17T20:29Z | 2018-06-17T20:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 08:11:05 | 2019-03-08T14:17:13 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 08:11:05 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |