What is CVE-2018-14804?

CVE-2018-14804 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Emerson Ams Device Manager, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-01.

How severe is CVE-2018-14804?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Emerson Ams Device Manager

CVE-2018-14804

Emerson AMS Device Manager v12.0 to v13.5. A specially crafted script may be run that allows arbitrary remote code execution.

EPSS: 0.035 (88.0th 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

Emerson Ams Device Manager — versions v12.0 to v13.5
Emerson Ams_device_manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14804?: CVE-2018-14804 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Emerson Ams Device Manager, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-01.
How severe is CVE-2018-14804?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.