Path Traversal in Joyent Smart Data Center
CVE-2017-10940
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Joyent Smart Data Center prior to agentsshar@1.0.0-release-20160901-20160901T051624Z-g3fd5adf (e469cf49-4de3-4658-8419-ab42837916ad). An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the docker API. The process does not properly validate user-supplied data which can allow for the upload of arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-3853.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.054 (91.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Joyent Smart Data Center — versions prior to agentsshar@1.0.0-release-20160901-20160901T051624Z-g3fd5adf (e469cf49-4de3-4658-8419-ab42837916ad)
- Joyent Triton_datacenter
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-10940?
- CVE-2017-10940 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joyent Smart Data Center, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-10-31.
- How severe is CVE-2017-10940?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.