CVE-2018-1000828 is a critical XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting FrostWire desktop versions up to 6.7.4-build-272. This flaw allows for disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), and port scanning. With a CVSS score of 9.0 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability is exploitable via a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack during software updates, requiring high attack complexity but no user interaction. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.9.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:frostwire:frostwire:1.9.9:build246:*:*:*:desktop:*:* | ||
1.9.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:frostwire:frostwire:1.9.9:build247:*:*:*:desktop:*:* | ||
2.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:frostwire:frostwire:2.0.7:build263:*:*:*:desktop:*:* | ||
6.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:frostwire:frostwire:6.1.6:build166:*:*:*:desktop:*:* | ||
6.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:frostwire:frostwire:6.1.6:build167:*:*:*:desktop:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.4 Reddit, 1.2 Bluesky, 0.8 Mastodon, and 2.3 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.8 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.