Vulnerability in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance
CVE-2018-5406
The Quest Kace K1000 Appliance, versions prior to 9.0.270, allows a remote attacker to exploit the misconfigured Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) mechanism. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform sensitive actions such as adding a new administrator account or changing the appliance’s settings. A malicious internal user could also gain administrator privileges of this appliance and use it to visit a malicious link that exploits this vulnerability. This could cause the application to perform sensitive actions such as adding a new administrator account or changing the appliance’s settings. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could add an administrator-level account or change the appliance's settings.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.122 (96.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.122 · newest: 0.122 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/877837/ (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- support.quest.com/kb/288310/cert-coordination-center-report-update (Vendor Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/153150/Dell-KACE-System-Management-Appliance-SMA-… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5406?
- CVE-2018-5406 is a high-severity vulnerability in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-06-03.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5406?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.