Path Traversal in Clusterlabs Pacemaker Command Line Interface

CVE-2018-1079

pcs before version 0.9.164 and 0.10 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation via authorized user malicious REST call. The REST interface of the pcsd service did not properly sanitize the file name from the /remote/put_file query. If the /etc/booth directory exists, an authenticated attacker with write permissions could create or overwrite arbitrary files with arbitrary data outside of the /etc/booth directory, in the context of the pcsd process.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-1079: held from 0.011 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1079?
CVE-2018-1079 is a high-severity vulnerability in Clusterlabs Pacemaker Command Line Interface, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2018-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2018-1079?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.