CVE-2018-1079
pcs: Privilege escalation via authorized user malicious REST call
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · April 9, 2018
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
It was found that the REST interface of the pcsd service did not properly sanitize the file name from the /remote/put_file query. If the /etc/booth directory exists, an authenticated attacker with write permissions could create or overwrite arbitrary files with arbitrary data outside of the /etc/booth directory, in the context of the pcsd process.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 8.7CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE-552 · Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties