High severity · published Apr 14, 2017
CVE-2017-6554
pmmasterd in Quest Privilege Manager before 6.0.0.061, when configured as a policy server, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and consequently execute arbitrary…
7.2
CVSS
15.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
pmmasterd in Quest Privilege Manager before 6.0.0.061, when configured as a policy server, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and consequently execute arbitrary code with root privileges via an ACT_NEWFILESENT action.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)15.6% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PM
Privilege Manager · Quest
6.0.0-27; 6.0.0-50 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6554
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6554
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142095/Quest-Privilege-Manager-6.0.0-Arbitrary-File-Write.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97686
0xdeadface.wordpress.com
https://0xdeadface.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-quest-privilege-manager-6-0-0-xx-cve-2017-6553-cve-2017-6554/
support.oneidentity.com
https://support.oneidentity.com/privilege-manager-for-unix/kb/SOL133824
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41861/