SSRF in Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services
CVE-2018-16794
Microsoft ADFS 4.0 Windows Server 2016 and previous (Active Directory Federation Services) has an SSRF vulnerability via the txtBoxEmail parameter in /adfs/ls.
Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)
EPSS: 0.080 (94.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16794?
- CVE-2018-16794 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2018-09-18.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16794?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-16794 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.