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CVE-2018-16497
In Versa Analytics, the cron jobs are used for scheduling tasks by executing commands at specific dates and times on the server.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Versa-Networks | Versa Analytics | before 16.1R2S11 from 20.2.0 before 20.2.2 from 21.1.0 before 21.1.1 from 21.2.0 before 21.2.1 |