8.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-3879
Samsung SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 Video-Core JSON Injection Vulnerability
Description

An exploitable JSON injection vulnerability exists in the credentials handler of video-core's HTTP server of Samsung SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 devices with firmware version 0.20.17. The video-core process incorrectly parses the user-controlled JSON payload, leading to a JSON injection which in turn leads to a SQL injection in the video-core database. An attacker can send a series of HTTP requests to trigger this vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 23, 2018, 3:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 19, 2023, 4:50 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-3879 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 Samsung sth-eth-250_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0556 Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-3879 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    May. 19, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Talos AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0556 No Types Assigned https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0556 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-89
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:samsung:sth-eth-250_firmware:0.20.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:sth-eth-250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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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

0.37621

percentile

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