What is CVE-2018-4007?

CVE-2018-4007 is a high-severity vulnerability in Shimovpn Shimo Vpn, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2019-04-17.

How severe is CVE-2018-4007?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Shimovpn Shimo Vpn

CVE-2018-4007

An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1 helper service in the deleteConfig functionality. The program is able to delete any protected file on the system. An attacker would need local access to the machine to successfully exploit the bug.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.004 (31.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Shimovpn Shimo_vpn — versions 4.1.5.1
N/a Shimo Vpn — versions Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4007?: CVE-2018-4007 is a high-severity vulnerability in Shimovpn Shimo Vpn, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2019-04-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-4007?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.