Vulnerability
Official source
CVE-2018-16497: In Versa Analytics, the cron jobs are used for scheduling tasks by executing commands at specific dates and times on the server. If the job is run as the user root, there is a potential privilege escalation vulnerability
EudorIA operational summary
Priority 70/100
What it means
NIST National Vulnerability Database ha pubblicato CVE-2018-16497. La rilevanza va confermata rispetto alle tecnologie effettivamente in uso.
Why it matters
Il segnale diventa operativo solo se prodotto, versione o servizio sono presenti nel perimetro.
Recommended actions
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- Pianificare mitigazione o aggiornamento secondo criticita e rischio di interruzione.
AudienceITSOCCISO
Information centre
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Text acquired from the source
In Versa Analytics, the cron jobs are used for scheduling tasks by executing commands at specific dates and times on the server. If the job is run as the user root, there is a potential privilege escalation vulnerability. In this case, the job runs a script as root that is writable by users who are members of the versa group.
- Source
- NIST National Vulnerability Database
- Publishing entity
- NIST National Vulnerability Database
- Entity type
- National authority
- Area
- North America · US
- Original language
- en · translation in preparation
- Publication
- 26/05/2021 21:15
- CVE
- CVE-2018-16497
- Classification
- High
- Stated country
- US
Technical scope
Data available
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected release or range | Fix or verification required | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| versa-networksversa analytics | prima di 16.1R2S11, esclusa | Verificare remediation e aggiornamenti nell'advisory del vendor | NIST NVD |
| versa-networksversa analytics | da 20.2.0, inclusa; prima di 20.2.2, esclusa | Verificare remediation e aggiornamenti nell'advisory del vendor | NIST NVD |
| versa-networksversa analytics | da 21.1.0, inclusa; prima di 21.1.1, esclusa | Verificare remediation e aggiornamenti nell'advisory del vendor | NIST NVD |
| versa-networksversa analytics | da 21.2.0, inclusa; prima di 21.2.1, esclusa | Verificare remediation e aggiornamenti nell'advisory del vendor | NIST NVD |
Sources for the versionsNIST National Vulnerability Database