Path Traversal in Quest Kace System Management Appliance

CVE-2018-11137

The 'checksum' parameter of the '/common/download_attachment.php' script in the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 can be abused to read arbitrary files with 'www' privileges via Directory Traversal. No administrator privileges are needed to execute this script.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.064 (93.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.7% 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-2018-11137: held from 0.065 to 0.064.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.065 · newest: 0.064 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11137?
CVE-2018-11137 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Quest Kace System Management Appliance, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2018-11137?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.