Encryption Flaw in Flexense DiskBoss Affects Sensitive Data Transmission
CVE-2018-5261

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Flexense

Status
Diskboss
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 February 2018

What is CVE-2018-5261?

An encryption vulnerability exists in Flexense DiskBoss versions up to 8.8.16, where the application improperly utilizes plaintext data from handshakes to generate encryption keys. This flaw allows a man-in-the-middle attacker to intercept and glean sensitive information, including authentication credentials, compromising the confidentiality of user sessions.

References

https://github.com/bitsadmin/exploits/tree/master/CVE-201...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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