PT-2019-10744 · Feingeist · Shimo Vpn

Published 2019-04-17 · Updated 2023-02-02 · CVE-2018-4004

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Shimo VPN version 4.1.5.1

Description A privilege escalation issue exists in the helper service, specifically in the disconnectService functionality. This allows a non-root user to kill any privileged process on the system. An attacker needs local access to the machine for a successful exploit.

Recommendations For Shimo VPN version 4.1.5.1, consider restricting access to the disconnectService functionality until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, limit the ability of non-root users to interact with privileged processes to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-4004

Affected Products

Shimo Vpn

References · 4

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0673 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4004 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4004 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/43403 · Telegram Post