CVE-2018-18254 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in CapMon Access Manager version 5.4.1.1005. An unprivileged user can read the cal_whitelist table within the Custom App Launcher (CAL) database, enabling them to potentially gain elevated privileges by substituting legitimate application paths with malicious Trojan horse programs. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant risk due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.4.1.1005CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:capmon:access_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.