CVE-2018-9843

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Published Apr 12, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 16.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

The REST API in CyberArk Password Vault Web Access before 9.9.5 and 10.x before 10.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a serialized .NET object in an Authorization HTTP header.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cyberark:password_vault::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:cyberark:password_vault::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

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: 16.7% (16.702% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/18
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541932/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040675
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44429/
https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2017-014/-cyberark-password-vault-web-access-remote-code-execution

History

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Subscriptions

Cyberark Password Vault

Weaknesses

CWE-502

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 12, 2018, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:24 AM
Reserved: Apr 7, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:07 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 12, 2018, 3:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:07 AM

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