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CVE-2018-20298
S3 Browser before 8.1.5 contains an XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files and obtain…
Medium6.5EPSS 1.4%
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- mitre
Description
S3 Browser before 8.1.5 contains an XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files and obtain NTLMv2 hash values by tricking a user into connecting to a malicious server via the S3 protocol.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 27% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (2)
- https://www.ptsecurity.com/ww-en/analytics/threatscape/pt-2018-34/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://s3browser.com/news.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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