What is CVE-2018-6827?

CVE-2018-6827 is a high-severity vulnerability in Omninova Vobot, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-6827?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Omninova Vobot

CVE-2018-6827

VOBOT CLOCK before 0.99.30 devices do not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a crafted certificate, as demonstrated by leveraging a hardcoded --no-check-certificate Wget option.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.009 (56.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6827?: CVE-2018-6827 is a high-severity vulnerability in Omninova Vobot, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-6827?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.