Vulnerability · Published Jul 22, 2021 · Assigned by rapid7
CVE-2021-31581Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) Shell Escape via 'vi' editor interface
High 7.9
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) from Akkadian. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.
Official description
The restricted shell provided by Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) can be escaped by abusing the 'Edit MySQL Configuration' command. This command launches a standard vi editor interface which can then be escaped. This issue was resolved in Akkadian OVA appliance version 3.0 (and later), Akkadian Provisioning Manager 5.0.2 (and later), and Akkadian Appliance Manager 3.3.0.314-4a349e0 (and later).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) | 4.50.18 – through 4.50.18 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N