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Improper Privilege Management

CVE-2018-1182

High
7.8/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in EMC RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle versions 7.0.1, 7.0.2, all patch levels (hardware appliance and software bundle deployments only); RSA Via Lifecycle and Governance version 7.0, all patch levels (hardware appliance and software bundle deployments only); RSA Identity Management & Governance (RSA IMG) versions 6.9.0, 6.9.1, all patch levels (hardware appliance and software bundle deployments only). It allows certain OS level users to execute arbitrary scripts with root level privileges.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

An effective privilege management infrastructure provides valid users with required access and privileges across heterogeneous technology environments. An application with a faulty privilege management infrastructure allows higher than authorized privileges or enables privilege escalation. This can lead to security incidents such as system infiltration, data breach, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published