5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-18568
Polycom VVX 500/601 XKMS Certificate Validation Arbitrary Code Execution
Description

Polycom VVX 500 and 601 devices 5.8.0.12848 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive credential information by leveraging failure to validate X.509 certificates when used with an on-premise installation with Skype for Business.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 24, 2018, 10:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 15, 2021, 3:04 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-18568 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 Polycom unified_communications_software
2 Polycom vvx_601_firmware
3 Polycom vvx_500_firmware
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-2018-18568.

URL Resource
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Oct/36 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2018-027.txt Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-18568 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]

    Jun. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:polycom:uc_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.8.0.12848 OR *cpe:2.3:o:polycom:unified_communications_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.8.0.12848
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2018-027.txt No Types Assigned https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2018-027.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Oct/36 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Oct/36 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-295
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:polycom:uc_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.8.0.12848
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:polycom:vvx_601_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:polycom:vvx_601:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:polycom:vvx_500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:polycom:vvx_500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.

0.20 }} 0.00%

score

0.57748

percentile

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