CVE-2018-3881

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Published Aug 1, 2018 CVSS 3.1 · 9.4 Critical EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

An exploitable unauthenticated XML external injection vulnerability was identified in FocalScope v2416. A unauthenticated attacker could submit a specially crafted web request to FocalScope's server that could cause an XXE, and potentially result in data compromise.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

FocalScope

Focalscope

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`v2416`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:focalscope:focalscope:2416:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-15667	An exploitable unauthenticated XML external injection vulnerability was identified in FocalScope v2416. A unauthenticated attacker could submit a specially crafted web request to FocalScope's server that could cause an XXE, and potentially result in data compromise.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.235% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0559

History

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Subscriptions

Focalscope Focalscope

Weaknesses

CWE-611

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: talos
Published: Aug 1, 2018, 8:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:09 PM
Reserved: Jan 2, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:57 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 1, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:57 AM

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