Vulnerability in Portainer
CVE-2018-19367
Portainer through 1.19.2 provides an API endpoint (/api/users/admin/check) to verify that the admin user is already created. This API endpoint will return 404 if admin was not created and 204 if it was already created. Attackers can set an admin password in the 404 case.
EPSS: 0.015 (71.1th 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
- Portainer
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-19367?
- CVE-2018-19367 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Portainer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-11-20.
- How severe is CVE-2018-19367?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-19367 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.