CVE-2018-16794 describes a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) 4.0 on Windows Server 2016 and previous versions, specifically exploitable via the txtBoxEmail parameter in /adfs/ls. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.6, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on integrity without requiring user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in common repositories like Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:active_directory_federation_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.