RCE in [Unknown] Ceph-Iscsi-Cli

CVE-2018-14649

It was found that ceph-isci-cli package as shipped by Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 and 3 is using python-werkzeug in debug shell mode. This is done by setting debug=True in file /usr/bin/rbd-target-api provided by ceph-isci-cli package. This allows unauthenticated attackers to access this debug shell and escalate privileges. Once an attacker has successfully connected to this debug shell they will be able to execute arbitrary commands remotely. These commands will run with the same privileges as of user executing the application which is using python-werkzeug with debug shell mode enabled. In - Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 and 3, ceph-isci-cli package runs python-werkzeug library with root level permissions.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.117 (95.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14649?
CVE-2018-14649 is a critical-severity vulnerability in [Unknown] Ceph-Iscsi-Cli, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-14649?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.