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.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.9% 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-2018-16791: held from 0.015 to 0.015.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.