CVE-2017-18001
Description
Trustwave Secure Web Gateway (SWG) through 11.8.0.27 allows remote attackers to append an arbitrary public key to the device's SSH Authorized Keys data, and consequently obtain remote root access, via the publicKey parameter to the /sendKey URI.
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
Trustwave SWG 11.8.0.27 - SSH Unauthorized Access
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| trustwave | secure_web_gateway | {"endIncluding":"11.8.0.27"} | |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/88
- https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3550
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44047/
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Trustwave-Software-Updates/Important-Security-Update-for-Trustwave-Secure-Web-Gateway/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/88
- https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3550
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44047/
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Trustwave-Software-Updates/Important-Security-Update-for-Trustwave-Secure-Web-Gateway/
CWEs
CWE-306
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.