9.1
CRITICAL
CVE-2018-16792
SolarWinds SFTP/SCP XXE Data Exfiltration Vulnerability
Description

SolarWinds SFTP/SCP server through 2018-09-10 is vulnerable to XXE via a world readable and writable configuration file that allows an attacker to exfiltrate data.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 5, 2018, 10:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 18, 2020, 2:15 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-16792 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 sftp\/scp_server
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2018-16792.

URL Resource
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/0 Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-16792 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:sftp\/scp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 20180910 OR *cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:sftp\/scp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2018-09-10
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/0 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/0 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-611
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:sftp\/scp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 20180910
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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.

0.17 }} 0.00%

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