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CVE-2018-13417 EXPLOIT

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 20.7% (pctl 97)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

In Vuze Bittorrent Client 5.7.6.0, the XML parsing engine for SSDP/UPnP functionality is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Processing (XXE) attack. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can use this vulnerability to: (1) Access arbitrary files from the filesystem with the same permission as the user account running Vuze, (2) Initiate SMB connections to capture a NetNTLM challenge/response and crack to cleartext password, or (3) Initiate SMB connections to relay a NetNTLM challenge/response and achieve Remote Command Execution in Windows domains.

Scoring

CVSS9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0)
VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS20.7% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-611
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2018-08-13
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
vuzebittorrent client

Public exploits

References

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