Vulnerability CVE-2018-4298

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2018-4298 (CCN-155528)

Assigned:

2018-07-19

Published:

2018-07-19

Updated:

2020-08-24

Summary:

In macOS High Sierra before 10.13.3, Security Update 2018-001 Sierra, and Security Update 2018-001 El Capitan, a permissions issue existed in Remote Management. This issue was addressed through improved permission validation.

CVSS v3 Severity:

9.8 Critical (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
8.5 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

8.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.7 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): Low User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

CVSS v2 Severity:

10.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

9.0 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-noinfo

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2018-4298

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
apple-macos-cve20184298-priv-esc(155528)

Source: CCN
Type: Apple security document HT208465
About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.3, Security Update 2018-001 Sierra, and Security Update 2018-001 El Capitan

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208465

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208692,

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/h:apple:tv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 11.2.5)

OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 11.2.5)

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 10.13.0 and < 10.13.3)

OR cpe:/o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 4.2.2)

Denotes that component is vulnerable

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