CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-16791

In SolarWinds SFTP/SCP Server through 2018-09-10, the configuration file is world readable and writable, and stores user passwords in an insecure manner, allowing an attacker to determine passwords for potentially privileged accounts. This also grants the attacker an ability to backdoor the server.

5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

9.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:sftp/scp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-12-05 10:29

Updated : 2019-10-03 12:03

NVD link : CVE-2018-16791

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16791

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-522