What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-5702?

CVE-2018-5702 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 11.9%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-5702?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-5702. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 11.9%.

Transmission CVE-2018-5702

HIGH

2018-01-15 cve@mitre.org

Information Disclosure Transmission Debian Linux

8.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.8 HIGH

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jan 15, 2018 - 16:29 nvd

HIGH 8.8

DescriptionNVD

Transmission through 2.92 relies on X-Transmission-Session-Id (which is not a forbidden header for Fetch) for access control, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary RPC commands, and consequently write to arbitrary files, via POST requests to /transmission/rpc in conjunction with a DNS rebinding attack.

AnalysisAI

Transmission through 2.92 relies on X-Transmission-Session-Id (which is not a forbidden header for Fetch) for access control, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary RPC commands, and. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

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.