Vulnerability in Burp Project
CVE-2017-18285
The Gentoo app-backup/burp package before 2.1.32 has incorrect group ownership of the /etc/burp directory, which might allow local users to obtain read and write access to arbitrary files by leveraging access to a certain account for a burp-server.conf change.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (21.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 21.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-03 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- bugs.gentoo.org/641842 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-05 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-18285?
- CVE-2017-18285 is a high-severity vulnerability in Burp Project, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2018-06-04.
- How severe is CVE-2017-18285?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.