Privilege escalation in Utorrent Web
CVE-2018-25040
A vulnerability was found in uTorrent Web. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component HTTP RPC Server. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.scmagazineuk.com/utorrent-apps-vulnerable-to-remote-code-execution-informat… (Not Applicable)
- vuldb.com/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-25040?
- CVE-2018-25040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Utorrent Web, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2022-06-17.
- How severe is CVE-2018-25040?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.