Auth bypass in Sddm Project

CVE-2018-14345

An issue was discovered in SDDM through 0.17.0. If configured with ReuseSession=true, the password is not checked for users with an already existing session. Any user with access to the system D-Bus can therefore unlock any graphical session. This is related to daemon/Display.cpp and helper/backend/PamBackend.cpp.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-14345: held from 0.010 to 0.012.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.012 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14345?
CVE-2018-14345 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sddm Project, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-14345?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.