Privilege escalation in Emc Isilon Onefs
CVE-2017-14380
In EMC Isilon OneFS 8.1.0.0, 8.0.1.0 - 8.0.1.1, 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.0.4, 7.2.1.0 - 7.2.1.5, 7.2.0.x, and 7.1.1.x, a malicious compliance admin (compadmin) account user could exploit a vulnerability in isi_get_itrace or isi_get_profile maintenance scripts to run any shell script as system root on a cluster in compliance mode. This could potentially lead to an elevation of privilege for the compadmin user and violate compliance mode.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.004 (27.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Emc Isilon_onefs — versions 7.1.1.0, 7.1.1.1, 7.1.1.2
- N/a Emc Isilon Onefs 8.1.0.0, 8.0.1.0 8.0.1.1, 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.0.4, 7.2.1.0 7.2.1.5, 7.2.0.x, 7.1.1.x — versions EMC Isilon OneFS 8.1.0.0, 8.0.1.0 8.0.1.1, 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.0.4, 7.2.1.0 - 7.2.1.5, 7.2.0.x, 7.1.1.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security_alert@emc.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14380?
- CVE-2017-14380 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Emc Isilon Onefs, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2017-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14380?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-14380 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.