PT-2018-13752 · Solarwinds · Solarwinds Sftp/Scp Server

Alex Craggs · Published 2018-12-05 · Updated 2020-12-18 · CVE-2018-16792

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.1

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SolarWinds SFTP/SCP server through 2018-09-10

Description The issue allows an attacker to exploit a world-readable and writable configuration file, leading to XXE (XML External Entity) vulnerability. This vulnerability enables an attacker to exfiltrate data.

Recommendations For SolarWinds SFTP/SCP server through 2018-09-10, consider restricting access to the configuration file to prevent it from being world-readable and writable until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, limit the permissions on the configuration file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-16792

Affected Products

Solarwinds Sftp/Scp Server

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16792 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16792 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/7291 · Telegram Post
• https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/0 · Note