Auth bypass in Trustwave Secure Web Gateway
CVE-2017-18001
Trustwave Secure Web Gateway (SWG) through 11.8.0.27 allows remote attackers to append an arbitrary public key to the device's SSH Authorized Keys data, and consequently obtain remote root access, via the publicKey parameter to the /sendKey URI.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.138 (96.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.138 · newest: 0.138 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/88 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3550 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.trustwave.com/Resources/Trustwave-Software-Updates/Important-Security-Updat… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44047/ (exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-18001?
- CVE-2017-18001 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Trustwave Secure Web Gateway, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-31.
- How severe is CVE-2017-18001?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.