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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.080 (94.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.080 · newest: 0.080 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105378 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/13 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/149376/Microsoft-ADFS-4.0-Windows-Server-2016-Ser… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Sep/26 (mailing-list, Exploit, 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.