PT-2018-11276
CVE-2018-12590
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Published
2018-06-20
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Updated
2020-02-13
Description by
CVSS 2.0
9.0
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch versions 1.7.3 and prior
Description
The issue is an externally controlled format-string vulnerability due to lack of protection on the admin CLI. This vulnerability can lead to code execution and privilege escalation, allowing an attacker to gain greater privileges than those of administrators. An attacker with access to an admin account could exploit this to escape the restricted CLI and execute arbitrary code.
Recommendations
For Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch versions 1.7.3 and prior, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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