Is CVE-2018-17957 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-17957 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-17957?

CVE-2018-17957 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.4 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-17957?

CVE-2018-17957 has an EPSS score of 0.38% (29th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-17957?

Upgrade repository mirroring tool to 1.1.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-17957

LOW

3.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The YaST2 RMT module for configuring the SUSE Repository Mirroring Tool (RMT) before 1.1.2 exposed MySQL database passwords on process commandline, allowing local attackers to access or corrupt the RMT database.

CWE-214 CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

repository mirroring toolNVD

Affected:< 1.1.2Fixed in:1.1.2CVE-2018-17957derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days

29thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 29% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.