What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-16792?

CVE-2018-16792 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.4%.

Sftp Scp Server CVE-2018-16792

CRITICAL

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611)

2018-12-05 cve@mitre.org

XXE Sftp Scp Server

9.1

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.1 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 05, 2018 - 22:29 nvd

CRITICAL 9.1

DescriptionNVD

SolarWinds SFTP/SCP server through 2018-09-10 is vulnerable to XXE via a world readable and writable configuration file that allows an attacker to exfiltrate data.

AnalysisAI

SolarWinds SFTP/SCP server through 2018-09-10 is vulnerable to XXE via a world readable and writable configuration file that allows an attacker to exfiltrate data. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as XML External Entity (XXE) (CWE-611), which allows attackers to read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing. SolarWinds SFTP/SCP server through 2018-09-10 is vulnerable to XXE via a world readable and writable configuration file that allows an attacker to exfiltrate data. Affected products include: Solarwinds Sftp\/Scp Server. Version information: through 2018.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Disable external entity processing in XML parsers, use JSON instead of XML where possible.