CVE-2018-1000857 describes a Directory Traversal vulnerability in log-user-session versions 0.7 and earlier, specifically within the /usr/local/bin/log-user-session SUID-binary. This flaw allows an unprivileged user to escalate privileges to root, potentially through environment variable manipulation. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:open-systems:log-user-session:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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