What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-9081?

CVE-2018-9081 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 4.7 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Storcenter Px12 450R Firmware CVE-2018-9081

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2018-09-28 psirt@lenovo.com

XSS Lenovo Storcenter Px12 450R Firmware Storcenter Px12 400R Firmware Storcenter Px4 300R Firmware Storcenter Px6 300D Firmware Storcenter Px4 300D Firmware Storcenter Px2 300D Firmware Storcenter Ix4 300D Firmware Storcenter Ix2 Firmware Storcenter Ix2 Dl Firmware Ez Media Backup Center Firmware Px12 450R Firmware Px12 400R Firmware Px4 400R Firmware Px4 300R Firmware Px6 300D Firmware Px4 400D Firmware Px4 300D Firmware Px2 300D Firmware Ix4 300D Firmware Ix2 Firmware

4.7

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-79 OWASP Top 10:2025 A05:2025 - Injection ASVS 5.0 V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping MITRE ATT&CK 2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	CVSS score of 4.7 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, high complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).

No patch listed yet 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

For some Iomega, Lenovo, LenovoEMC NAS devices versions 4.1.402.34662 and earlier, the file name used for assets accessible through the Content Viewer application are vulnerable to self cross-site. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. For some Iomega, Lenovo, LenovoEMC NAS devices versions 4.1.402.34662 and earlier, the file name used for assets accessible through the Content Viewer application are vulnerable to self cross-site scripting self-XSS. As a result, adversaries can add files to shares accessible from the Content Viewer with a cross site scripting payload in its name, and wait for a user to try and rename the file for their payload to trigger. Affected products include: Lenovo Storcenter Px12-450R Firmware, Lenovo Storcenter Px12-400R Firmware, Lenovo Storcenter Px4-300R Firmware, Lenovo Storcenter Px6-300D Firmware, Lenovo Storcenter Px4-300D Firmware.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 4.7 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

DescriptionNVD

For some Iomega, Lenovo, LenovoEMC NAS devices versions 4.1.402.34662 and earlier, the file name used for assets accessible through the Content Viewer application are vulnerable to self cross-site scripting self-XSS. As a result, adversaries can add files to shares accessible from the Content Viewer with a cross site scripting payload in its name, and wait for a user to try and rename the file for their payload to trigger.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.5%

Top 58% exploitable

Data Quality

2 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity MEDIUM

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 0.5%

Patch available No

Active threat No

Deciding rule

MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Scheduled

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Open

Automatable· derived

Human Impact· derived

Medium

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +1

CVSS: +24

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting MEDIUM

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:storcenter_px12-450r_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:storcenter_px12-400r_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:storcenter_px4-300r_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:storcenter_px6-300d_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:storcenter_px4-300d_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:storcenter_px2-300d_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:storcenter_ix4-300d_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:storcenter_ix2_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:storcenter_ix2-dl_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:ez_media_\&_backup_center_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:px12-450r_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:px12-400r_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:px4-400r_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:px4-300r_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:px6-300d_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:px4-400d_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:px4-300d_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:px2-300d_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:ix4-300d_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:ix2_firmware:4.1.402.34662:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches

ADVISORY https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-24224

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