What is CVE-2018-11142?

CVE-2018-11142 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Quest Kace_system_management_appliance, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-05-31.

How severe is CVE-2018-11142?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Quest Kace_system_management_appliance

CVE-2018-11142

The 'systemui/settings_network.php' and 'systemui/settings_patching.php' scripts in the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 are accessible only from localhost. This restriction can be bypassed by modifying the 'Host' and 'X_Forw…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.004 (34.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Quest Kace_system_management_appliance — versions 8.0.318
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11142?: CVE-2018-11142 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Quest Kace_system_management_appliance, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2018-11142?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.