Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 - Remote Code Execution Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 1 Jun 201800:00 | – | zdt | |
| Quest KACE Systems Management - Command Injection Exploit | 27 Jun 201800:00 | – | zdt | |
| CVE-2018-11138 | 31 May 201800:00 | – | attackerkb | |
| CVE-2018-11138 | 26 Jun 201815:19 | – | circl | |
| Quest KACE System Management Appliance Remote Command Execution Vulnerability | 25 Mar 202200:00 | – | cisa_kev | |
| Quest KACE System Management Appliance Command Injection Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-10907) | 1 Jun 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| Quest KACE System Management Appliance Multiple Vulnerabilities | 31 May 201800:00 | – | coresecurity | |
| Quest KACE System Management Appliance Unauthorized Access (CVE-2018-11138) | 27 Aug 202000:00 | – | checkpoint_advisories | |
| CVE-2018-11138 | 31 May 201818:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2018-11138 | 31 May 201818:00 | – | cvelist |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Quest KACE SMA CVE-2018-11138 — download_agent_installer.php exposure."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 - Remote Code Execution Detection",
"description": (
"Detects exposed Quest KACE SMA /common/download_agent_installer.php "
"(CVE-2018-11138). Requires product-specific response content, not generic "
"page text."
),
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"severity": "critical",
"tags": [
"web",
"scanner",
"cve",
"cve2018",
"quest",
"kace",
"rce",
"kev",
"passive",
"vkev",
"vuln",
],
"agent": {
"risk": "active",
"effects": ["network_probe"],
"expected_requests": 1,
"reversible": True,
"approval_required": False,
"produces": ["tech_hints", "risk_signals", "endpoints"],
"cost": 1.0,
"noise": 0.3,
"value": 1.0,
"requires": {
"min_endpoints": 0,
"min_params": 0,
"tech_hints_any": [],
"tech_hints_all": [],
"specializations_any": [],
"risk_signals_any": [],
"auth_session": False,
"capabilities_any": [],
"capabilities_all": [],
"confidence_min": {},
"confidence_min_any": {},
"endpoint_pattern_any": [],
"param_any": [],
"api_surface_ready": False,
},
"chain": {
"produces_capabilities": [
{"capability": "admin_surface", "from_detail": ""},
],
"consumes_capabilities": [],
"option_bindings": {},
"suggested_followups": [],
},
},
"references": [
"https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/quest-kace-system-management-appliance-multiple-vulnerabilities",
"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44950/",
"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11138",
"https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-11138",
],
"cve": "CVE-2018-11138",
}
_PATH = "/common/download_agent_installer.php"
_MARKERS = (
"download_agent_installer",
"kace sma",
"kace systems management",
"quest kace",
"system management appliance",
"k1000",
"k2000",
)
def run(self):
response = self.http_request(
method="GET",
path=self._PATH,
allow_redirects=False,
)
if not response or int(response.status_code or 0) != 200:
return False
if self.is_same_as_index(response, path=self._PATH):
return False
body = (response.text or "").lower()
if not any(marker in body for marker in self._MARKERS):
return False
if "kace" not in body and "quest" not in body:
return False
self.set_info(
severity="critical",
reason="Quest KACE download_agent_installer.php exposed (CVE-2018-11138)",
path=self._PATH,
cve="CVE-2018-11138",
)
return True
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8.5High risk
Vulners AI Score8.5
CVSS 3.19.8
CVSS 210
EPSS0.91719
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