CVE-2018-15728

Public Exploit

Description

Couchbase Server exposed the '/diag/eval' endpoint which by default is available on TCP/8091 and/or TCP/18091. Authenticated users that have 'Full Admin' role assigned could send arbitrary Erlang code to the 'diag/eval' endpoint of the API and the code would subsequently be executed in the underlying operating system with privileges of the user which was used to start Couchbase. Affects Version: 4.0.0, 4.1.2, 4.5.1, 5.0.0, 4.6.5, 5.0.1, 5.1.1, 5.5.0, 5.5.1. Fix Version: 6.0.0, 5.5.2

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.25% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Aug/49 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105157 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.couchbase.com/resources/security#SecurityAlerts

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-15728?
CVE-2018-15728 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-15728?
To fix CVE-2018-15728, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-15728 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-15728 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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