What is CVE-2018-1000828?

CVE-2018-1000828 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Frostwire, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2018-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-1000828?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.

XXE in Frostwire

CVE-2018-1000828

FrostWire version <= frostwire-desktop-6.7.4-build-272 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Man in the middle on update that can result in Disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, SSRF, port scanning. This attack appear to be exploitable via Man in the middle the call to update the software.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.013 (68.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Frostwire — versions 1.9.9, 2.0.7, 6.1.6
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1000828?: CVE-2018-1000828 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Frostwire, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2018-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-1000828?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.