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Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVE-2018-18565

Medium
6.8/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in Roche Accu-Chek Inform II Instrument before 03.06.00 (Serial number below 14000) and 04.x before 04.03.00 (Serial Number above 14000), CoaguChek Pro II before 04.03.00, CoaguChek XS Plus before 03.01.06, CoaguChek XS Pro before 03.01.06, cobas h 232 before 03.01.03 (Serial number below KQ0400000 or KS0400000), and cobas h 232 before 04.00.04 (Serial number above KQ0400000 or KS0400000). A vulnerability in the software update mechanism allows authenticated attackers in the adjacent network to overwrite arbitrary files on the system through a crafted update package.

  • LOW
  • ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • CHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with dangerous type

'Unrestricted file upload with dangerous type' attacks involve an attacker uploading or transferring files of dangerous types to the server. The severity of such an attack depends upon the execution mechanism and the storage location of the uploaded file. Thus, it may range from simple defacement to arbitrary file execution, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published