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CVE-2018-1000133: Pitchfork version 1.4.6 RC1 contains an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Trident Pitchfork co...

Pitchfork version 1.4.6 RC1 contains an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Trident Pitchfork components that can result in A standard unprivileged user could gain system administrator permissions within the web portal.. This attack appear to be exploitable via The user must be able to login, and could edit their profile and set the "System Administrator" permission to "yes" on themselves.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.4.6 RC2.

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Plain-English summary

CVE-2018-1000133 is an authenticated privilege escalation in Pitchfork 1.4.6 RC1. A normal logged-in user could become a system administrator inside the web portal. The issue is serious for any organization still running that release, especially where portal accounts are broadly issued.

Executive priority

Treat this as high priority if Pitchfork 1.4.6 RC1 is in use. The weakness allows an insider or compromised user account to gain administrative portal privileges. If the software is absent or upgraded beyond RC1, urgency is much lower.

Technical view

The vulnerability is improper privilege management in Trident Pitchfork components. Source material says an authenticated unprivileged user could alter their own portal permissions and gain system administrator rights. The CVE record states the issue was fixed in 1.4.6 RC2.

Likely exposure

Exposure appears limited to Pitchfork version 1.4.6 RC1 installations with users who can authenticate to the web portal. The bundle does not identify CPEs, vendors, deployment counts, or other affected versions.

Exploitation context

The CVE is not listed as KEV, and the provided sources do not show active exploitation. Exploitation requires a valid login, but successful abuse could convert a low-privilege portal account into administrative control.

Researcher notes

The public metadata is sparse: severity, CVSS, CPEs, and CWE fields are not populated in the bundle. Analysis should stay anchored to the named affected release, the authenticated privilege-escalation behavior, and the stated RC2 fix.

Mitigation direction

  • Upgrade affected Pitchfork 1.4.6 RC1 systems to 1.4.6 RC2 or later.
  • Review vendor release notes and advisory details before changing production systems.
  • Audit portal administrator accounts for unexpected privilege changes.
  • Restrict portal access to trusted users until affected systems are upgraded.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Pitchfork or Trident Pitchfork deployments and record installed versions.
  • Confirm whether any deployment is running 1.4.6 RC1.
  • Review account audit data for unexpected system administrator assignments.
  • Verify the installed build includes the RC2 privilege-management fix.
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Confidence
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