Description
Sera 1.2 stores the user's login password in plain text in their home directory. This makes privilege escalation trivial and also exposes the user and system keychains to local attacks.
Exploits (1)
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715918-sera-12-local-root-privesc-and-password-disclosure.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit
x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43221/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0026
EPSS Percentile
48.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-522
Status
published
Products (1)
ignitum/sera
1.2 (2 CPE variants)
Published
Nov 01, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026