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.

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 perfor…

EPSS: 0.122 (95.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Quest Kace_systems_management_appliance
Quest Kace_systems_management_appliance_firmware
Quest Kace K1000 Appliance — versions 9.0.270

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cret@cert.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

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.