What is CVE-2018-25043?

CVE-2018-25043 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bittorrent Utorrent, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2022-06-17.

How severe is CVE-2018-25043?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-25043 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Bittorrent Utorrent

CVE-2018-25043

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in uTorrent. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component PRNG. The manipulation leads to weak authentication. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.011 (62.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Bittorrent Utorrent
Unspecified Utorrent — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cna@vuldb.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cna@vuldb.com (Permissions Required, Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-25043?: CVE-2018-25043 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bittorrent Utorrent, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2022-06-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-25043?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-25043 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.