What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-18202?

CVE-2018-18202 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.4%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-18202?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-18202. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.4%.

Qlogic 4 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card Firmware CVE-2018-18202

CRITICAL

2018-10-10 cve@mitre.org

IBM Information Disclosure Qlogic 4 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card Firmware Qlogic 20 Port 4 8 Gb San Switch Module Firmware

9.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 10, 2018 - 01:29 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel 5.5.2.6.0 and 4/8Gb SAN 7.10.1.20.0 modules for IBM BladeCenter have an undocumented support account with a support password, an undocumented diags account with a diags. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel 5.5.2.6.0 and 4/8Gb SAN 7.10.1.20.0 modules for IBM BladeCenter have an undocumented support account with a support password, an undocumented diags account with a diags password, and an undocumented prom account with a prom password. Affected products include: Ibm Qlogic 4 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card Firmware, Ibm Qlogic 20-Port 4\/8 Gb San Switch Module Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.