VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2018-16497
In Versa Analytics, the cron jobs are used for scheduling tasks by executing commands at specific dates and times on the server.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.23%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Versa Analytics, the cron jobs are used for scheduling tasks by executing commands at specific dates and times on the server. If the job is run as the user root, there is a potential privilege escalation vulnerability. In this case, the job runs a script as root that is writable by users who are members of the versa group.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.23% probability · 14th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- versa-networks/versa analytics
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1168194Third Party Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1168194Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.