Comodo UTM Firewall up to 2.6.x Web Console improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Comodo UTM Firewall up to 2.6.x. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Web Console. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-17431. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Comodo UTM Firewall up to 2.6.x (Firewall Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Web Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Web Console in Comodo UTM Firewall before 2.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code without authentication via a crafted URL.

The bug was discovered 09/25/2018. The weakness was released 01/30/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-17431 since 09/24/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 127 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 2.7.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (48825). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: UTM Firewall 2.7.0

Timelineinfo

09/24/2018 🔍
09/25/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/30/2019 +127 days 🔍
01/30/2019 +0 days 🔍
01/31/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/20/2025 +2212 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 159246
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-17431 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-17431
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130331
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/31/2019 12:59
Updated: 02/20/2025 19:10
Changes: 01/31/2019 12:59 (59), 05/06/2020 19:00 (1), 07/04/2023 08:30 (4), 02/20/2025 19:10 (25)
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Cache ID: 216:B6C:103

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