# CVE-2018-18365: Other in Norton Password Manager

> An address spoofing vulnerability in Norton Password Manager allows attackers to disguise their origin IP address, potentially obfuscating the source of network traffic.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Apr 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j648-5j34-5pmr

## What is CVE-2018-18365?

CVE-2018-18365 is a high-severity vulnerability in Norton Password Manager, published on 9 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Norton Password Manager may be susceptible to an address spoofing issue. This type of issue may allow an attacker to disguise their origin IP address in order to obfuscate the source of network traffic.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18365?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Symantec Norton Password Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-18365?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18365 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-18365 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18365 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Norton Password Manager

- [CVE-2018-18362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18362/): Cross-site scripting in Norton Password Manager (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2018-12240](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12240/): Hardcoded credentials in Norton Identity Safe for Android (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2019-12755](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12755/): Information disclosure in Norton Password Manager (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-18365 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-18365 is a high-severity vulnerability in Norton Password Manager, published on 9 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18365 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Norton Password Manager. 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-2018-18365/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18365/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18365
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18365
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-18365

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18365/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.