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CVE-2018-16791

SolarWinds SFTP Insecure Password Storage / XXE Injection

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In SolarWinds SFTP/SCP Server through 2018-09-10, the configuration file is world readable and writable, and stores user passwords in an insecure manner, allowing an attacker to determine passwords for potentially privileged accounts. This also grants the attacker an ability to backdoor the server.

En SolarWinds SFTP/SCP Server hasta el 10/09/2018, el archivo de configuración puede ser leído y escrito por cualquier usuario y almacena las contraseñas de los usuarios de forma insegura, lo que permite que un atacante determine contraseñas para las cuentas potencialmente privilegiadas. Esto también otorga al atacante la capacidad de entrar en el servidor mediante una puerta trasera.

In SolarWinds SFTP/SCP Server through 2018-09-10, the configuration file is world readable and writable, and stores user passwords in an insecure manner, allowing an attacker to determine passwords for potentially privileged accounts. This also grants the attacker an ability to backdoor the server. 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. These vulnerabilities affect versions prior to November 2018 release.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-09-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-12-05 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CAPEC
References (1)
URL Tag Source
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/0 Mailing List
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Solarwinds
Search vendor "Solarwinds"
 Sftp\/scp Server
Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Sftp\/scp Server"
 <= 20180910
Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Sftp\/scp Server" and version " <= 20180910"
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Affected