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)
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: 0.054 (92.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.054 · newest: 0.054 · change: 0.000
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
- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-453 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99510 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- help.joyent.com/hc/en-us/articles/115009649927-Security-Advisory-ZDI-CAN-3853-D… (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.