PT-2018-11276 · Ubiquiti Networks · Edgeswitch

Maxpl0It · Published 2018-06-20 · Updated 2020-02-13 · CVE-2018-12590

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch versions 1.7.3 and prior

Description The issue is an externally controlled format-string vulnerability due to lack of protection on the admin CLI. This vulnerability can lead to code execution and privilege escalation, allowing an attacker to gain greater privileges than those of administrators. An attacker with access to an admin account could exploit this to escape the restricted CLI and execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch versions 1.7.3 and prior, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-134

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-12590

Affected Products

Edgeswitch

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-12590 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12590 · Security Note
• https://hackerone.com/reports/311884 · Note