CVE-2018-14649
This allows unauthenticated attackers to access this debug shell and escalate privileges.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.0%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
It was found that ceph-isci-cli package as shipped by Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 and 3 is using python-werkzeug in debug shell mode. This is done by setting debug=True in file /usr/bin/rbd-target-api provided by ceph-isci-cli package. This allows unauthenticated attackers to access this debug shell and escalate privileges. Once an attacker has successfully connected to this debug shell they will be able to execute arbitrary commands remotely. These commands will run with the same privileges as of user executing the application which is using python-werkzeug with debug shell mode enabled. In - Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 and 3, ceph-isci-cli package runs python-werkzeug library with root level permissions.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 11.96% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Affected
- redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · redhat/ceph storage · redhat/ceph-iscsi-cli
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 12.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105434Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/articles/3623521Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2837Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2838Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14649Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ceph/ceph-iscsi-cli/issues/120Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ceph/ceph-iscsi-cli/pull/121/commits/c3812075e30c76a800a961e7291087d357403f6bPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105434Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/articles/3623521Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2837Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2838Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14649Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ceph/ceph-iscsi-cli/issues/120Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ceph/ceph-iscsi-cli/pull/121/commits/c3812075e30c76a800a961e7291087d357403f6bPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.