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CVE-2018-18014

4.8 · MEDIUM

* Lack of authentication in Citrix Xen Mobile through 10.8 allows low-privileged local users to execute system commands as root by making requests to private services listening on ports 8000, 30000…

Published Oct 24, 2018CWE-287EPSS 0.48%

Overview

CVE-2018-18014 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 24, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

* Lack of authentication in Citrix Xen Mobile through 10.8 allows low-privileged local users to execute system commands as root by making requests to private services listening on ports 8000, 30000 and 30001. NOTE: the vendor disputes that this is a vulnerability, stating it is "already mitigated by the internal firewall that limits access to configuration services to localhost.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refadvisories.dxw.com/advisories/xen-mobile-backing-service-allows-unauthenticated-local-users-to-execute-system-commands-as-root/Refadvisories.dxw.com/advisories/xen-mobile-backing-service-allows-unauthenticated-local-users-to-execute-system-commands-as-root/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18014?

CVE-2018-18014 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 24, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2018-18014?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2018-18014?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2018-18014?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2018-18014 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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