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

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

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.

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2018-5261 - Proof of Concept

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

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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