Privilege escalation in Ubiquiti Networks Edgerouter X
CVE-2017-0932
Ubiquiti Networks EdgeOS version 1.9.1.1 and prior suffer from an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability due to the lack of validation on the input of the Feature functionality. An attacker with access to an operator (read-only) account and ssh connection to the devices could escalate privileges to admin (root) access in the system.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ubiquiti Networks Edgerouter X — versions EdgeOS v1.9.1.1 and prior
- Ubnt Edgeos
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- hackerone.com/reports/239719 (Third Party Advisory)
- community.ubnt.com/t5/EdgeMAX-Updates-Blog/EdgeMAX-EdgeRouter-software-security… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-0932?
- CVE-2017-0932 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ubiquiti Networks Edgerouter X, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-03-22.
- How severe is CVE-2017-0932?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-0932 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.