CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-9233

Sophos Endpoint Protection 10.7 uses an unsalted SHA-1 hash for password storage in %PROGRAMDATA%SophosSophos Anti-VirusConfigmachine.xml, which makes it easier for attackers to determine a cleartext password, and subsequently choose unsafe malware settings, via rainbow tables or other approaches.

2.1 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/7 Exploit Mailing List
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SOPHOS-ENDPOINT-PROTECTION-CONTROL-PANEL-v10.7-INSECURE-CRYPTO-CVE-2018-9233.txt Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44411/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:sophos:endpoint_protection:10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-04-05 05:29

Updated : 2019-10-03 12:03

NVD link : CVE-2018-9233

Mitre link : CVE-2018-9233

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-916