CVE-2018-12028 is an Incorrect Access Control vulnerability affecting Phusion Passenger versions 5.3.x before 5.3.2. A malicious application managed by Passenger could report an arbitrary process ID (PID) to the process manager, leading to the termination of that reported PID if the application subsequently errors. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.3.0, < 5.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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