Description
An issue was discovered in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier. Due to the usage of plaintext information from the handshake as input for the encryption key used for the encryption of the rest of the session, the server and client disclose sensitive information, such as the authentication credentials, to any man-in-the-middle (MiTM) listener.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/bitsadmin/exploits/tree/master/CVE-2018-5261
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
14.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-311
Status
published
Products (1)
flexense/diskboss
< 8.8.16
Published
Feb 02, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026