What is CVE-2018-5706?

CVE-2018-5706 is a high-severity vulnerability in Octopus 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.

Privilege escalation in Octopus 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 TeamE…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.010 (58.5th 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)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

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 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.