What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-17871?

CVE-2018-17871 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.8%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-17871?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-17871. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.8%.

Verba Collaboration Compliance And Quality Management Platform CVE-2018-17871

MEDIUM

Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522)

2018-10-04 cve@mitre.org

Information Disclosure Verba Collaboration Compliance And Quality Management Platform

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 04, 2018 - 19:29 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

Verba Collaboration Compliance and Quality Management Platform before 9.2.1.5545 has Incorrect Access Control.

AnalysisAI

Verba Collaboration Compliance and Quality Management Platform before 9.2.1.5545 has Incorrect Access Control. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522), which allows attackers to obtain user credentials due to weak protection mechanisms. Verba Collaboration Compliance and Quality Management Platform before 9.2.1.5545 has Incorrect Access Control. Affected products include: Verint Verba Collaboration Compliance And Quality Management Platform. Version information: before 9.2.1.5545.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Hash passwords with strong algorithms (bcrypt, argon2), encrypt credentials in transit and at rest, never log credentials.