CVE-2018-18941 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can read the admin password from HTML source to create privileged accounts, affecting discontinued Vignette CMS users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-18941?
CVE-2018-18941 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Vignette Content Management version 6, it is possible to gain remote access to administrator privileges by discovering the admin password in the vgn/ccb/user/mgmt/user/edit/0,1628,0,00.html?uid=admin HTML source code, and then creating a privileged user account. NOTE: this product is discontinued.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18941?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vignette Content Management.
How do I fix CVE-2018-18941?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18941 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-18941 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18941 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hqw8-8x83-456g.