Vulnerability in Solarwinds Sftp\/scp Server
CVE-2018-16791
In SolarWinds SFTP/SCP Server through 2018-09-10, the configuration file is world readable and writable, and stores user passwords in an insecure manner, allowing an attacker to determine passwords for potentially privileged accounts. This also grants the attacker an ability to backdoor the server.
EPSS: 0.015 (72.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Solarwinds Sftp\/scp_server
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16791?
- CVE-2018-16791 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Sftp\/scp Server, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-12-05.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16791?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.