What is CVE-2018-18371?

CVE-2018-18371 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Advanced Secure Gateway, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-08-30.

How severe is CVE-2018-18371?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Broadcom Advanced Secure Gateway

CVE-2018-18371

The ASG/ProxySG FTP proxy WebFTP mode allows intercepting FTP connections where a user accesses an FTP server via a ftp:// URL in a web browser. An information disclosure vulnerability in the WebFTP mode allows a malicious user to obtain plaintext authentication credentials for a remote FTP server from the ASG/ProxySG's web listing of the FTP server. Affected versions: ASG 6.6 and 6.7 prior to 6.7.4.2; ProxySG 6.5 prior to 6.5.10.15, 6.6, and 6.7 prior to 6.7.4.2.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.006 (44.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Broadcom Advanced_secure_gateway — versions 6.6
Broadcom Symantec_proxysg — versions 6.6
Symantec Corporation Advanced Secure Gateway (Asg) — versions 6.6 and 6.7 prior to 6.7.4.2
Symantec Corporation Proxysg — versions 6.5 prior to 6.5.10.15, 6.7 prior to 6.7.4.2, 6.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18371?: CVE-2018-18371 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Advanced Secure Gateway, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-08-30.
How severe is CVE-2018-18371?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.