What is CVE-2018-0540?

CVE-2018-0540 is a high-severity vulnerability in K Okada Vix, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-22.

How severe is CVE-2018-0540?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in K Okada Vix

CVE-2018-0540

Untrusted search path vulnerability in ViX version 2.21.148.0 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

EPSS: 0.010 (58.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

K_okada Vix — versions version 2.21.148.0
Vix_project Vix — versions 2.21.148.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

vultures@jpcert.or.jp (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_JVN, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-0540?: CVE-2018-0540 is a high-severity vulnerability in K Okada Vix, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-22.
How severe is CVE-2018-0540?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.