What is CVE-2018-8901?

CVE-2018-8901 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Avalanche. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-06-29.

How severe is CVE-2018-8901?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ivanti Avalanche

CVE-2018-8901

An issue was discovered in Ivanti Avalanche for all versions between 5.3 and 6.2. A local user with database access privileges can read the encrypted passwords for users who authenticate via LDAP to Avalanche services. These passwords are stored in the Avalanche databases. This issue only affects customers who have enabled LDAP authentication in their configuration.

EPSS: 0.007 (47.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ivanti Avalanche
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8901?: CVE-2018-8901 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Avalanche. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-06-29.
How severe is CVE-2018-8901?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.