CVE-2017-13872

HIGH

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS High Sierra before Security Update 2017-001 is affected. The issue involves the "Directory Utility" component. It allows attackers to obtain administrator access without a password via certain interactions involving entry of the root user name.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101981

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039875

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/macos-bug-lets-you-log-in-as-admin-with-no-password-required/

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9302

https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x24.html

https://support.apple.com/HT208315

https://support.apple.com/HT208331

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43201/

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43248/

https://www.wired.com/story/macos-update-undoes-apple-root-bug-patch/

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2017-11-29

Updated: 2017-12-30

Type: CWE-287

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: HIGH

CVSS v3.0

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Impact Score: 5.9

Exploitability Score: 2.2

Severity: HIGH