What is CVE-2018-1340?

CVE-2018-1340 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Guacamole, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-02-07.

How severe is CVE-2018-1340?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Guacamole

CVE-2018-1340

Prior to 1.0.0, Apache Guacamole used a cookie for client-side storage of the user's session token. This cookie lacked the "secure" flag, which could allow an attacker eavesdropping on the network to intercept the user's session token if unencrypted HTTP requests are made to the same domain.

EPSS: 0.021 (79.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Guacamole
Apache Software Foundation Guacamole — versions Apache Guacamole 0.9.4 to 0.9.14

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-311 — Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

References

security@apache.org (x_refsource_MISC)
security@apache.org (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1340?: CVE-2018-1340 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Guacamole, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2018-1340?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.