CVE Catalog
CVE-2017-18001
CriticalSummary
A vulnerability in Trustwave Secure Web Gateway (SWG) through version 11.8.0.27 allows remote attackers to append an arbitrary public key to the device's SSH Authorized Keys data, leading to remote root access.
Risk Assessment
Attackers can gain full access to the system, posing a serious threat to the organization's security and data.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update to the latest version of Trustwave Secure Web Gateway to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor access to the device.
Original NVD description (English source)
Trustwave Secure Web Gateway (SWG) through 11.8.0.27 allows remote attackers to append an arbitrary public key to the device's SSH Authorized Keys data, and consequently obtain remote root access, via the publicKey parameter to the /sendKey URI.