Privilege escalation in Octopus Deploy
CVE-2018-5706
An issue was discovered in Octopus Deploy before 4.1.9. Any user with user editing permissions can modify teams to give themselves Administer System permissions even if they didn't have them, as demonstrated by use of the RoleEdit or TeamEdit permission.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.010 (59.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Octopus Octopus_deploy
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5706?
- CVE-2018-5706 is a high-severity vulnerability in Octopus Deploy, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-01-16.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5706?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.