CVE-2017-13872
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS High Sierra before Security Update 2017-001 is affected. The issue involves the "Directory Utility" component. It allows attackers to obtain administrator access without a password via certain interactions involving entry of the root user name.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Apple macOS 10.13.1 (High Sierra) - 'Blank Root' Local Privilege Escalation
Apple macOS 10.13.1 (High Sierra) - 'Blank Root' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)
Metasploit modules
OS impact
macOS Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 10.13.1 | Affected | — |
| 10.13.0 | Affected | — |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101981
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039875
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/macos-bug-lets-you-log-in-as-admin-with-no-password-required/
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9302
- https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x24.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT208315
- https://support.apple.com/HT208331
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43201/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43248/
- https://www.wired.com/story/macos-update-undoes-apple-root-bug-patch/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101981
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039875
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/macos-bug-lets-you-log-in-as-admin-with-no-password-required/
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9302
- https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x24.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT208315
- https://support.apple.com/HT208331
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43201/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43248/
- https://www.wired.com/story/macos-update-undoes-apple-root-bug-patch/
CWEs
CWE-287
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.