Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-15967 - Information Exposure vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE

Summary

Adobe Flash Player versions 30.0.0.154 and earlier have a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Adobe
124
OS
Apple
1
OS
Linux
1
OS
Microsoft
3
OS
Google
1
OS
Redhat
3

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Subverting Environment Variable Values
    The attacker directly or indirectly modifies environment variables used by or controlling the target software. The attacker's goal is to cause the target software to deviate from its expected operation in a manner that benefits the attacker.
  • Footprinting
    An attacker engages in probing and exploration activity to identify constituents and properties of the target. Footprinting is a general term to describe a variety of information gathering techniques, often used by attackers in preparation for some attack. It consists of using tools to learn as much as possible about the composition, configuration, and security mechanisms of the targeted application, system or network. Information that might be collected during a footprinting effort could include open ports, applications and their versions, network topology, and similar information. While footprinting is not intended to be damaging (although certain activities, such as network scans, can sometimes cause disruptions to vulnerable applications inadvertently) it may often pave the way for more damaging attacks.
  • Exploiting Trust in Client (aka Make the Client Invisible)
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities in client/server communication channel authentication and data integrity. It leverages the implicit trust a server places in the client, or more importantly, that which the server believes is the client. An attacker executes this type of attack by placing themselves in the communication channel between client and server such that communication directly to the server is possible where the server believes it is communicating only with a valid client. There are numerous variations of this type of attack.
  • Browser Fingerprinting
    An attacker carefully crafts small snippets of Java Script to efficiently detect the type of browser the potential victim is using. Many web-based attacks need prior knowledge of the web browser including the version of browser to ensure successful exploitation of a vulnerability. Having this knowledge allows an attacker to target the victim with attacks that specifically exploit known or zero day weaknesses in the type and version of the browser used by the victim. Automating this process via Java Script as a part of the same delivery system used to exploit the browser is considered more efficient as the attacker can supply a browser fingerprinting method and integrate it with exploit code, all contained in Java Script and in response to the same web page request by the browser.
  • Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
    This attack targets predictable session ID in order to gain privileges. The attacker can predict the session ID used during a transaction to perform spoofing and session hijacking.

Nessus

  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2018-2707.NASL
    descriptionAn update for flash-plugin is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in. This update upgrades Flash Player to version 31.0.0.108. Security Fix(es) : * flash-plugin: Information Disclosure vulnerability (APSB18-31) (CVE-2018-15967) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id117494
    published2018-09-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/117494
    titleRHEL 6 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2018:2707)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2018:2707. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(117494);
      script_version("1.7");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/24 15:35:45");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2018-15967");
      script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2018:2707");
    
      script_name(english:"RHEL 6 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2018:2707)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "An update for flash-plugin is now available for Red Hat Enterprise
    Linux 6 Supplementary.
    
    Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security
    impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
    score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each
    vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
    
    The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe
    Flash Player web browser plug-in.
    
    This update upgrades Flash Player to version 31.0.0.108.
    
    Security Fix(es) :
    
    * flash-plugin: Information Disclosure vulnerability (APSB18-31)
    (CVE-2018-15967)
    
    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a
    CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s)
    listed in the References section."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-31.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2707"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-15967"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected flash-plugin package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:flash-plugin");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/09/25");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/09/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/09/14");
      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:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.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) || "Red Hat" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Red Hat");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^6([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 6.x", "Red Hat " + 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$" && "s390" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Red Hat", cpu);
    
    yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
    if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo)) 
    {
      rhsa = "RHSA-2018:2707";
      yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa);
      if (!empty_or_null(yum_report))
      {
        security_report_v4(
          port       : 0,
          severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
          extra      : yum_report 
        );
        exit(0);
      }
      else
      {
        audit_message = "affected by Red Hat security advisory " + rhsa;
        audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, audit_message);
      }
    }
    else
    {
      flag = 0;
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", reference:"flash-plugin-31.0.0.108-1.el6_10")) flag++;
    
      if (flag)
      {
        flash_plugin_caveat = '\n' +
          'NOTE: This vulnerability check only applies to RedHat released\n' +
          'versions of the flash-plugin package. This check does not apply to\n' +
          'Adobe released versions of the flash-plugin package, which are\n' +
          'versioned similarly and cause collisions in detection.\n\n' +
    
          'If you are certain you are running the Adobe released package of\n' +
          'flash-plugin and are running a version of it equal or higher to the\n' +
          'RedHat version listed above then you can consider this a false\n' +
          'positive.\n';
        security_report_v4(
          port       : 0,
          severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
          extra      : rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_package_caveat() + flash_plugin_caveat
        );
        exit(0);
      }
      else
      {
        tested = pkg_tests_get();
        if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
        else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "flash-plugin");
      }
    }
    
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idFLASH_PLAYER_APSB18-31.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote Windows host is equal or prior to version 30.0.0.154. It is therefore affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id117410
    published2018-09-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/117410
    titleAdobe Flash Player <= 30.0.0.154 (APSB18-31)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(117410);
      script_version("1.7");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/01");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2018-15967");
      script_bugtraq_id(105315);
    
      script_name(english:"Adobe Flash Player <= 30.0.0.154 (APSB18-31)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the version of the ActiveX control.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote Windows host has a browser plugin installed that is
    affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "The version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote Windows
    host is equal or prior to version 30.0.0.154. It is therefore 
    affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-31.html");
      # http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?0cb17c10");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Upgrade to Adobe Flash Player version 31.0.0.108 or later.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-15967");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/09/11");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/09/11");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/09/11");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"Windows");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("flash_player_installed.nasl");
      script_require_keys("SMB/Flash_Player/installed");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    
    get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Flash_Player/installed");
    
    # Identify vulnerable versions.
    info = "";
    variants = make_list(
      "Plugin",
      "ActiveX",
      "Chrome",
      "Chrome_Pepper"
    );
    
    # we're checking for versions less than *or equal to* the cutoff!
    foreach variant (variants)
    {
      vers = get_kb_list("SMB/Flash_Player/"+variant+"/Version/*");
      files = get_kb_list("SMB/Flash_Player/"+variant+"/File/*");
    
      if (isnull(vers) || isnull(files))
        continue;
    
      foreach key (keys(vers))
      {
        ver = vers[key];
        if (isnull(ver))
          continue;
    
        # <= 30.0.0.154
        if (ver_compare(ver:ver,fix:"30.0.0.154",strict:FALSE) <= 0)
        {
          num = key - ("SMB/Flash_Player/"+variant+"/Version/");
          file = files["SMB/Flash_Player/"+variant+"/File/"+num];
          if (variant == "Plugin")
          {
            info += '\n  Product           : Browser Plugin (for Firefox / Netscape / Opera)';
            fix = "31.0.0.108";
          }
          else if (variant == "ActiveX")
          {
            info += '\n  Product           : ActiveX control (for Internet Explorer)';
            fix = "31.0.0.108";
          }
          else if ("Chrome" >< variant)
          {
            info += '\n  Product           : Browser Plugin (for Google Chrome)';
            if (variant == "Chrome")
              fix = "Upgrade to a version of Google Chrome running Flash Player 31.0.0.108";
          }
          info += '\n  Path              : ' + file +
                  '\n  Installed version : ' + ver;
          if (variant == "Chrome_Pepper")
            info += '\n  Fixed version     : 31.0.0.108 (Chrome PepperFlash)';
          else if (!isnull(fix))
            info += '\n  Fixed version     : '+fix;
          info += '\n';
        }
      }
    }
    
    if (info)
    {
      port = get_kb_item("SMB/transport");
      if (!port) port = 445;
    
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:port, extra:info);
      else security_warning(port);
    }
    else
    {
      if (thorough_tests)
        exit(0, 'No vulnerable versions of Adobe Flash Player were found.');
      else
        exit(1, 'Google Chrome\'s built-in Flash Player may not have been detected because the \'Perform thorough tests\' setting was not enabled.');
    }
    
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_F9D73A20B5F011E8B1DA6451062F0F7A.NASL
    descriptionAdobe reports : - This update resolves a privilege escalation vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2018-15967).
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id117444
    published2018-09-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/117444
    titleFreeBSD : Flash Player -- information disclosure (f9d73a20-b5f0-11e8-b1da-6451062f0f7a)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
    #
    # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
    #
    # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
    # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
    # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
    #    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
    #    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
    # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
    #    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
    #    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
    #    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
    #    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
    #    distribution.
    # 
    # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
    # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
    # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
    # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
    # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
    # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
    # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
    # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
    # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
    # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(117444);
      script_version("1.3");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/26 11:02:14");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2018-15967");
    
      script_name(english:"FreeBSD : Flash Player -- information disclosure (f9d73a20-b5f0-11e8-b1da-6451062f0f7a)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in pkg_info output");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Adobe reports :
    
    - This update resolves a privilege escalation vulnerability that could
    lead to information disclosure (CVE-2018-15967)."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-31.html"
      );
      # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/f9d73a20-b5f0-11e8-b1da-6451062f0f7a.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?4e442c97"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-flashplayer");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/09/11");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/09/11");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/09/12");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("freebsd_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"linux-flashplayer<31.0.0.108")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_FLASH_PLAYER_APSB18-31.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is equal or prior to version 30.0.0.154. It is therefore affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id117408
    published2018-09-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/117408
    titleAdobe Flash Player for Mac <= 30.0.0.154 (APSB18-31)
  • NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
    NASL idSMB_NT_MS18_SEP_4457146.NASL
    descriptionThe remote Windows host is missing security update KB4457146. It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id117419
    published2018-09-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/117419
    titleKB4457146: Security update for Adobe Flash Player (September 2018)

Redhat

advisories
rhsa
idRHSA-2018:2707
rpmsflash-plugin-0:31.0.0.108-1.el6_10

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