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CVE-2018-5796 Detail

Current Description

An issue was discovered in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless WiNG 5.x before 5.8.6.9 and 5.9.x before 5.9.1.3. There is a Hidden Root Shell by entering the administrator password in conjunction with the 'service start-shell' CLI command.

Source:  MITRE
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.2 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (V3.0 legend)
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.2

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.0 HIGH
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 8.0

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): Single
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/Vulnerability_Notice/VN-2018-003 Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CWE-119)

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:extremewireless:wing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
From (including)
5.0		Up to (excluding)
5.8.6.9
 cpe:2.3:o:extremewireless:wing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
From (including)
5.9.0		Up to (excluding)
5.9.1.3


Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-5796
NVD Published Date:
02/04/2018
NVD Last Modified:
02/22/2018