8.1high
CVE-2017-13872in critical feed4 exploits
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
36.8%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
4
Metasploit · Exploit-DB
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS High Sierra before Security Update 2017-001 is affected. The issue involves the "Directory Utility" component. It allows attackers to obtain administrator access without a password via certain interactions involving entry of the root user name.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
36.77% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- Metasploit exploit/osx/local/root_no_password Mac OS X Root Privilege Escalation · metasploit exploit, excellent rank · 2017-11-29
- Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/vnc/ard_root_pw Apple Remote Desktop Root Vulnerability · metasploit auxiliary, normal rank
- EDB-43248 Apple macOS 10.13.1 (High Sierra) - 'Blank Root' Local Privilege Escalation · local · 2017-11-28
- EDB-43201 Apple macOS 10.13.1 (High Sierra) - 'Blank Root' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) · local · 2017-11-30
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- n/a macOS High Sierra
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
- objective-see.com /blog/blog_0x24.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT208331 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT208315 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- arstechnica.com /information-technology/2017/11/macos-bug-lets-you-log-in-as-admin-with-no-password-requir · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1039875 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/43201/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- github.com /rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9302 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/43248/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/101981 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- wired.com /story/macos-update-undoes-apple-root-bug-patch/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-13872
- NVD: CVE-2017-13872
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