CVE-2018-5261
Due to the usage of plaintext information from the handshake as input for the encryption key used for the encryption of the rest of the session, the server and client disclose sensitive information, such as the authentication credentials, to any…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier. Due to the usage of plaintext information from the handshake as input for the encryption key used for the encryption of the rest of the session, the server and client disclose sensitive information, such as the authentication credentials, to any man-in-the-middle (MiTM) listener.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-311
- Affected
- flexense/diskboss
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/bitsadmin/exploits/tree/master/CVE-2018-5261Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/bitsadmin/exploits/tree/master/CVE-2018-5261Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.