RCE in Heketi
CVE-2017-15103
A security-check flaw was found in the way the Heketi 5 server API handled user requests. An authenticated Heketi user could send specially crafted requests to the Heketi server, resulting in remote command execution as the user running Heketi server and possibly privilege escalation.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
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: 0.055 (92.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.055 · newest: 0.055 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Heketi — versions 5.0
- Heketi Project — versions 5.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3481 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15103 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15103?
- CVE-2017-15103 is a high-severity vulnerability in Heketi, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-18.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15103?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-15103 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.