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CVE-2018-10861


A flaw was found in the way ceph mon handles user requests. Any authenticated ceph user having read access to ceph can delete, create ceph storage pools and corrupt snapshot images. Ceph branches master, mimic, luminous and jewel are believed to be affected.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 9 products from ceph, from redhat, from redhat and 6 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2018-07-10T14:29:00.213

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:42:09.890

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 8.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-285
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-287

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application ceph ceph 10.2.0 Yes
Application ceph ceph 10.2.1 Yes
Application ceph ceph 10.2.2 Yes
Application ceph ceph 10.2.3 Yes
Application ceph ceph 10.2.4 Yes
Application ceph ceph 10.2.5 Yes
Application ceph ceph 10.2.6 Yes
Application ceph ceph 10.2.7 Yes
Application ceph ceph 10.2.8 Yes
Application ceph ceph 10.2.9 Yes
Application ceph ceph 10.2.10 Yes
Application ceph ceph 10.2.11 Yes
Application ceph ceph 12.2.0 Yes
Application ceph ceph 12.2.1 Yes
Application ceph ceph 12.2.2 Yes
Application ceph ceph 12.2.3 Yes
Application ceph ceph 12.2.4 Yes
Application ceph ceph 12.2.5 Yes
Application ceph ceph 12.2.6 Yes
Application ceph ceph 12.2.7 Yes
Application ceph ceph 13.2.0 Yes
Application ceph ceph 13.2.1 Yes
Application redhat ceph_storage 3 Yes
Application redhat ceph_storage_mon 2 Yes
Application redhat ceph_storage_mon 3 Yes
Application redhat ceph_storage_osd 2 Yes
Application redhat ceph_storage_osd 3 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server 7.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0 Yes
Operating System opensuse leap 15.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 9.0 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ceph's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.