CVE-2018-16497 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2018-16497

In Versa Analytics, the cron jobs are used for scheduling...

Vulnerability Description

In Versa Analytics, the cron jobs are used for scheduling tasks by executing commands at specific dates and times on the server. If the job is run as the user root, there is a potential privilege escalation vulnerability. In this case, the job runs a script as root that is writable by users who are members of the versa group.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Versa Analytics
Vulnerable Versions:
Fixed Versions: 16.1R2S11, 20.2.2, 21.1.1, 21.2.1

Timeline

Official Publish: May 26th, 2021
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)