Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-10900 - OS Command Injection vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
gnome
debian
CWE-78
nessus
exploit available
metasploit

Summary

Network Manager VPNC plugin (aka networkmanager-vpnc) before version 1.2.6 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack. A new line character can be used to inject a Password helper parameter into the configuration data passed to VPNC, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root.

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Command Line Execution through SQL Injection
    An attacker uses standard SQL injection methods to inject data into the command line for execution. This could be done directly through misuse of directives such as MSSQL_xp_cmdshell or indirectly through injection of data into the database that would be interpreted as shell commands. Sometime later, an unscrupulous backend application (or could be part of the functionality of the same application) fetches the injected data stored in the database and uses this data as command line arguments without performing proper validation. The malicious data escapes that data plane by spawning new commands to be executed on the host.
  • Command Delimiters
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities that allows an attacker's commands to be concatenated onto a legitimate command with the intent of targeting other resources such as the file system or database. The system that uses a filter or a blacklist input validation, as opposed to whitelist validation is vulnerable to an attacker who predicts delimiters (or combinations of delimiters) not present in the filter or blacklist. As with other injection attacks, the attacker uses the command delimiter payload as an entry point to tunnel through the application and activate additional attacks through SQL queries, shell commands, network scanning, and so on.
  • Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers
    An attacker supplies the target software with input data that contains sequences of special characters designed to bypass input validation logic. This exploit relies on the target making multiples passes over the input data and processing a "layer" of special characters with each pass. In this manner, the attacker can disguise input that would otherwise be rejected as invalid by concealing it with layers of special/escape characters that are stripped off by subsequent processing steps. The goal is to first discover cases where the input validation layer executes before one or more parsing layers. That is, user input may go through the following logic in an application: In such cases, the attacker will need to provide input that will pass through the input validator, but after passing through parser2, will be converted into something that the input validator was supposed to stop.
  • Argument Injection
    An attacker changes the behavior or state of a targeted application through injecting data or command syntax through the targets use of non-validated and non-filtered arguments of exposed services or methods.
  • OS Command Injection
    In this type of an attack, an adversary injects operating system commands into existing application functions. An application that uses untrusted input to build command strings is vulnerable. An adversary can leverage OS command injection in an application to elevate privileges, execute arbitrary commands and compromise the underlying operating system.

Exploit-Db

descriptionNetwork Manager VPNC 1.2.6 - 'Username' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit). CVE-2018-10900. Local exploit for Linux platform. Tags: Metasploit Framework...
fileexploits/linux/local/45313.rb
idEDB-ID:45313
last seen2018-10-07
modified2018-08-31
platformlinux
port
published2018-08-31
reporterExploit-DB
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/45313/
titleNetwork Manager VPNC 1.2.6 - 'Username' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)
typelocal

Metasploit

descriptionThis module exploits an injection vulnerability in the Network Manager VPNC plugin to gain root privileges. This module uses a new line injection vulnerability in the configured username for a VPN network connection to inject a `Password helper` configuration directive into the connection configuration. The specified helper is executed by Network Manager as root when the connection is started. Network Manager VPNC versions prior to 1.2.6 are vulnerable. This module has been tested successfully with VPNC versions: 1.2.4-4 on Debian 9.0.0 (x64); and 1.1.93-1 on Ubuntu Linux 16.04.4 (x64).
idMSF:EXPLOIT/LINUX/LOCAL/NETWORK_MANAGER_VPNC_USERNAME_PRIV_ESC
last seen2020-06-13
modified2019-01-10
published2018-08-19
references
reporterRapid7
sourcehttps://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master//modules/exploits/linux/local/network_manager_vpnc_username_priv_esc.rb
titleNetwork Manager VPNC Username Privilege Escalation

Nessus

  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2018-AC02463F82.NASL
    descriptionUpdate to 1.2.6 to fix a local authenticated privilege escalation bug (CVE-2018-10900). The issue has been discovered and responsibly disclosed by Denis Andzakovic: https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2018-07-27
    plugin id111361
    published2018-07-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/111361
    titleFedora 27 : 1:NetworkManager-vpnc (2018-ac02463f82)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2018-ac02463f82.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(111361);
      script_version("1.6");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2018-10900");
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2018-ac02463f82");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 27 : 1:NetworkManager-vpnc (2018-ac02463f82)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Update to 1.2.6 to fix a local authenticated privilege escalation bug
    (CVE-2018-10900).
    
    The issue has been discovered and responsibly disclosed by Denis
    Andzakovic: https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
    Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as
    possible without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-ac02463f82"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected 1:NetworkManager-vpnc package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Network Manager VPNC Username Privilege Escalation');
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:1:NetworkManager-vpnc");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:27");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/07/26");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/07/26");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/07/27");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^27([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 27", "Fedora " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC27", reference:"NetworkManager-vpnc-1.2.6-1.fc27", epoch:"1")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
        extra      : rpm_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "1:NetworkManager-vpnc");
    }
    
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2018-2297-1.NASL
    descriptionThis update for NetworkManager-vpnc fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed : - CVE-2018-10900: Check configurations that contain newline characters and invalidate them to avoid security attacks (bsc#1101147). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id111662
    published2018-08-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/111662
    titleSUSE SLED12 Security Update : Recommended update for NetworkManager-vpnc (SUSE-SU-2018:2297-1)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from SUSE update advisory SUSE-SU-2018:2297-1.
    # The text itself is copyright (C) SUSE.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(111662);
      script_version("1.6");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/10 13:51:48");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2018-10900");
    
      script_name(english:"SUSE SLED12 Security Update : Recommended update for NetworkManager-vpnc (SUSE-SU-2018:2297-1)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "This update for NetworkManager-vpnc fixes the following issues:
    Security issue fixed :
    
      - CVE-2018-10900: Check configurations that contain
        newline characters and invalidate them to avoid security
        attacks (bsc#1101147).
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101147"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10900/"
      );
      # https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182297-1/
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?4cd781bd"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended
    installation methods like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.
    
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :
    
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP3:zypper in -t patch
    SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP3-2018-1538=1
    
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3:zypper in -t patch
    SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-1538=1"
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Network Manager VPNC Username Privilege Escalation');
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:NetworkManager-vpnc");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:NetworkManager-vpnc-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:NetworkManager-vpnc-debugsource");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:NetworkManager-vpnc-gnome");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:NetworkManager-vpnc-gnome-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/07/26");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/08/10");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/08/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release !~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SUSE");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^(SLE(S|D)\d+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "SUSE");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^(SLED12)$", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SUSE SLED12", "SUSE " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "x86_64" >!< cpu && "s390x" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "SUSE " + os_ver, cpu);
    if (cpu >!< "x86_64") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "x86_64", cpu);
    
    
    sp = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/patchlevel");
    if (isnull(sp)) sp = "0";
    if (os_ver == "SLED12" && (! preg(pattern:"^(3)$", string:sp))) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SLED12 SP3", os_ver + " SP" + sp);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"3", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"NetworkManager-vpnc-1.0.8-8.4.2")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"3", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"NetworkManager-vpnc-debuginfo-1.0.8-8.4.2")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"3", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"NetworkManager-vpnc-debugsource-1.0.8-8.4.2")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"3", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"NetworkManager-vpnc-gnome-1.0.8-8.4.2")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"3", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"NetworkManager-vpnc-gnome-debuginfo-1.0.8-8.4.2")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Recommended update for NetworkManager-vpnc");
    }
    
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2018-EB5EA0ABAF.NASL
    descriptionUpdate to 1.2.6 to fix a local authenticated privilege escalation bug (CVE-2018-10900). The issue has been discovered and responsibly disclosed by Denis Andzakovic: https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2019-01-03
    plugin id120880
    published2019-01-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/120880
    titleFedora 28 : 1:NetworkManager-vpnc (2018-eb5ea0abaf)
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201808-03.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201808-03 (NetworkManager VPNC plugin: Privilege escalation) When initiating a VPNC connection, NetworkManager spawns a new vpnc process and passes the configuration via STDIN. By injecting a special character into a configuration parameter, an attacker can coerce NetworkManager to set the Password helper option to an attacker controlled executable file. Impact : A local attacker is able to escalate privileges via a specially crafted configuration file. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id112077
    published2018-08-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/112077
    titleGLSA-201808-03 : NetworkManager VPNC plugin: Privilege escalation
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-1454.NASL
    descriptionDenis Andzakovic discovered that network-manager-vpnc, a plugin to provide VPNC support for NetworkManager, is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. A newline character can be used to inject a Password helper parameter into the configuration data passed to vpnc, allowing a local user with privileges to modify a system connection to execute arbitrary commands as root. For Debian 8
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id111467
    published2018-08-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/111467
    titleDebian DLA-1454-1 : network-manager-vpnc security update
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-4253.NASL
    descriptionDenis Andzakovic discovered that network-manager-vpnc, a plugin to provide VPNC support for NetworkManager, is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. A newline character can be used to inject a Password helper parameter into the configuration data passed to vpnc, allowing a local user with privileges to modify a system connection to execute arbitrary commands as root.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id111234
    published2018-07-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/111234
    titleDebian DSA-4253-1 : network-manager-vpnc - security update
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2018-859.NASL
    descriptionThis update for NetworkManager-vpnc fixes the following issues : Security issue fixed : - CVE-2018-10900: Check configurations that contain newline characters and invalidate them to avoid security attacks (bsc#1101147). This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2018-08-16
    plugin id111779
    published2018-08-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/111779
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : NetworkManager-vpnc (openSUSE-2018-859)

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