# CVE-2018-16969: Information disclosure in n/a

> An attacker can obtain sensitive information via error messages in Citrix ShareFile StorageZones Controller, potentially aiding further attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Sep 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gmw5-cfgq-76g2

## What is CVE-2018-16969?

CVE-2018-16969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Sep 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Citrix ShareFile StorageZones Controller before 5.4.2 has Information Exposure Through an Error Message.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16969?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Citrix Sharefile Storagezones Controller.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-16969?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16969 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-16969 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16969 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-22941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22941/): Citrix ShareFile Improper Access Control (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-22891](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22891/): Missing authorization in Citrix ShareFile Storage Zones Controller (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-22932](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22932/): Weak cryptography in Citrix ShareFile Storage Zones Controller (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-7473](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7473/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-8982](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8982/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-16969 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-16969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Sep 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16969 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16969/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16969/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16969
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16969
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16969

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