# CVE-2018-19718: Information disclosure in n/a

> Attackers can expose session tokens to gain unauthorized access to user privileges in Adobe Connect.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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:** 18 Jan 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vg7g-2v4p-hx73

## What is CVE-2018-19718?

CVE-2018-19718 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Connect, published on 18 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Adobe Connect versions 9.8.1 and earlier have a session token exposure vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to exposure of the privileges granted to a session.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19718?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Connect.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-19718?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19718 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-19718 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19718 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Connect

- [CVE-2017-11291](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11291/): Server-side request forgery in Adobe Connect 9.6.2 and earlier versions (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-75682](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-75682/): Adobe Connect | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') (CWE-89) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2023-4661](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4661/): SQLi in Saphira Connect (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-4662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4662/): RCE in Saphira Connect (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-40719](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40719/): Adobe Connect Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-19718 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-19718 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Connect, published on 18 Jan 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-2018-19718 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Connect. 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-2018-19718/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19718/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19718
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19718
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-19718

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19718/
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