CVE-2018-20226 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in THEHIVE PROJECT Cortex versions prior to 2.1.3, where an organization administrator can create a super administrator account due to an issue with the Role.toString method. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a network attack vector and low attack complexity, requiring high privileges. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:thehive-project:cortex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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