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CVE-2018-8292

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-8292 is an information disclosure vulnerability in .NET Core 1.0, 1.1, 2.1, and PowerShell Core 6.0, where authentication information can be inadvertently exposed during a redirect. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no user interaction, and leading to a high impact on confidentiality. 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 surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:asp.net_core:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:asp.net_core:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:asp.net_core:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powershell_core:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
14.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1483 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: .NET Core 1.1
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microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: .NET Core 2.1
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: PowerShell Core 6.0
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: .NET Core 1.0
View patch
nugetpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: System.Net.HttpFixed in: 4.3.4
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: .NET Core on Red Hat Enterprise LinuxFixed in: rh-dotnetcore10-dotnetcore-0:1.0.13-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: .NET Core on Red Hat Enterprise LinuxFixed in: rh-dotnetcore11-dotnetcore-0:1.1.10-1.el7
View patch

Vendor Advisories (3)

nugetGHSA-7jgj-8wvc-jh57high

.NET Core Information Disclosure

Apr 21, 2021
microsoft2018-Oct/CVE-2018-8292Important

.NET Core Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Oct 9, 2018
redhatCVE-2018-8292Moderate

Core: information disclosure due to authentication information exposed in a redirect

Oct 9, 2018

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:2902
Third Party Advisory
portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8292
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/105548
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry