What is CVE-2018-14705?

CVE-2018-14705 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Drobo 5n2, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-24.

How severe is CVE-2018-14705?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Drobo 5n2

CVE-2018-14705

In Drobo 5N2 4.0.5, all optional applications lack any form of authentication/authorization validation. As a result, any user capable of accessing the device over the network may interact with and control these applications. This not only poses a severe risk to the availability of these applications, but also poses severe risks to the confidentiality and integrity of data stored within the applications and the device itself.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.019 (77.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Drobo 5n2
Drobo 5n2_firmware — versions 4.0.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14705?: CVE-2018-14705 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Drobo 5n2, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-24.
How severe is CVE-2018-14705?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.