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CVE-2018-1079

pcs: Privilege escalation via authorized user malicious REST call

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

8.7

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

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 8.7
CVSS: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