CVE-2018-5261 describes a critical vulnerability in Flexense DiskBoss versions 8.8.16 and earlier, where sensitive information, including authentication credentials, can be intercepted by a Man-in-the-Middle (MiTM) attacker. This is due to the use of plaintext handshake data to derive encryption keys, compromising session security. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.8.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:flexense:diskboss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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