PT-2018-18346 · Huawei · Ibmc

Published 2018-06-01 · Updated 2018-07-05 · CVE-2018-7949

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Huawei iBMC (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Intelligent Baseboard Management Controller (iBMC) of some Huawei servers. A remote attacker can send specially crafted login messages to exploit the vulnerability, which is caused by improper authentication design. Successful exploitation allows low-privileged users to obtain or modify passwords of highly privileged users.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-7949

Affected Products

Ibmc

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-7949 · Vendor Advisory
• http://huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180530-03-server-en · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7949 · Security Note