Is CVE-2018-6959 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-6959 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-6959?

CVE-2018-6959 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-6959?

CVE-2018-6959 has an EPSS score of 2.07% (79th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6959?

Upgrade vrealize automation to 7.4.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-6959

CRITICALEPSS 79th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) prior to 7.4.0 contains a vulnerability in the handling of session IDs. Exploitation of this issue may lead to the hijacking of a valid vRA user's session.

CWE-384

How to fix

Remediation Available

vrealize automationNVD

Affected:< 7.4.0Fixed in:7.4.0CVE-2018-6959derived 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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.07%probability of exploitation in 30 days

79thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

vmware.com

Third-Party Advisory2

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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.