# CVE-2018-6695: Threat Intelligence Exchange Server (TIE Server) SSH host keys generation vulnerability

> Attackers can spoof servers via man-in-the-middle attacks by acquiring SSH host keys from another environment in McAfee TIE Server.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jqmm-xqv9-f367

## What is CVE-2018-6695?

CVE-2018-6695 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange Server (TIE Server), published on 3 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

SSH host keys generation vulnerability in the server in McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange Server (TIE Server) 1.3.0, 2.0.x, 2.1.x, 2.2.0 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via acquiring keys from another environment.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6695?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Threat Intelligence Exchange Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-6695?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6695 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-6695 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6695 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange Server (TIE Server)

- [CVE-2019-3641](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3641/): Exploitation of Authorization in TIE Server (medium 4.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-6695 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-6695 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange Server (TIE Server), published on 3 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6695 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange Server (TIE Server). 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-2018-6695/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6695/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6695
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6695
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-6695

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