Vulnerability in Ignitum Sera
CVE-2017-15918
Sera 1.2 stores the user's login password in plain text in their home directory. This makes privilege escalation trivial and also exposes the user and system keychains to local attacks.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (65.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.7% 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
- Ignitum Sera — versions 1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715918-sera-12-local-root-privesc-and-password-disclosure… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43221/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15918?
- CVE-2017-15918 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ignitum Sera, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-01.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15918?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.