CVE-2018-9843

Public Exploit

Description

The REST API in CyberArk Password Vault Web Access before 9.9.5 and 10.x before 10.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a serialized .NET object in an Authorization HTTP header.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 53.98% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securitytracker.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com Third-Party Advisory redteam-pentesting.de
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/18 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040675 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44429/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2017-014/-cyberark-password-vault-web-access-remote-code-execution third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541932/100/0/threaded mailing list exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-9843?
CVE-2018-9843 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-9843?
To fix CVE-2018-9843, 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-2018-9843 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-9843 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~54% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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