CVE-2018-14649

Name: CVE-2018-14649
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-10-09T17:29:01.1+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 11.65%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-14649 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. It was found that ceph-isci-cli package as shipped by Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 and 3 is using python-werkzeug in debug shell mode. This is done by setting debug=True in file /usr/bin/rbd-target-api provided by ceph-isci-cli package. EPSS estimates a 11.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

It was found that ceph-isci-cli package as shipped by Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 and 3 is using python-werkzeug in debug shell mode. This is done by setting debug=True in file /usr/bin/rbd-target-api provided by ceph-isci-cli package. This allows unauthenticated attackers to access this debug shell and escalate privileges. Once an attacker has successfully connected to this debug shell they will be able to execute arbitrary commands remotely. These commands will run with the same privileges as of user executing the application which is using python-werkzeug with debug shell mode enabled. In - Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 and 3, ceph-isci-cli package runs python-werkzeug library with root level permissions.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

11.65%

95.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-77

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Desktop	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Workstation	7.0
Redhat	Ceph Storage	2.0
Redhat	Ceph Storage	3.0
Redhat	Ceph-Iscsi-Cli	All versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105434Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/articles/3623521Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2837Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2838Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14649Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ceph/ceph-iscsi-cli/issues/120Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ceph/ceph-iscsi-cli/pull/121/commits/c3812075e30c76a800a961e7291087d357403f6bPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105434Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/articles/3623521Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2837Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2838Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14649Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ceph/ceph-iscsi-cli/issues/120Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ceph/ceph-iscsi-cli/pull/121/commits/c3812075e30c76a800a961e7291087d357403f6bPatch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 9, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-14649?

How severe is CVE-2018-14649?

Severity scoring for CVE-2018-14649 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 11.65% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-14649?

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Source: NVD / NIST