CVE-2018-5261 json
An issue was discovered in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier.
published 2018-02-02 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-17043
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier. Due to the usage of plaintext information from the handshake as input for the encryption key used for the encryption of the rest of the session, the server and client disclose sensitive information, such as the authentication credentials, to any man-in-the-middle (MiTM) listener.
Exploit prediction
0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/bitsadmin/exploits/tree/master/CVE-2018-5261 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
References
-
github.com
/bitsadmin/exploits/tree/master/CVE-2018-5261
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-5261
- NVD CVE-2018-5261
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