7.3
HIGH
CVE-2018-10240
SolarWinds Serv-U MFT Session Token Brute Force
Description

SolarWinds Serv-U MFT before 15.1.6 HFv1 assigns authenticated users a low-entropy session token that can be included in requests to the application as a URL parameter in lieu of a session cookie. This session token's value can be brute-forced by an attacker to obtain the corresponding session cookie and hijack the user's session.

INFO

Published Date :

May 16, 2018, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 25, 2018, 5:04 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-10240 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Solarwinds serv-u
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-10240.

URL Resource
https://www.bishopfox.com/news/2018/05/solarwinds-serv-u-managed-file-transfer-insufficient-session-id-entropy/ Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-10240 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-10240 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 25, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Changed Reference Type https://www.bishopfox.com/news/2018/05/solarwinds-serv-u-managed-file-transfer-insufficient-session-id-entropy/ No Types Assigned https://www.bishopfox.com/news/2018/05/solarwinds-serv-u-managed-file-transfer-insufficient-session-id-entropy/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-331
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 15.1.6
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.00%

score

0.38429

percentile

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