Authentication bypass in Windows Server - CVE-2018-8340

 

Authentication bypass in Windows Server - CVE-2018-8340

Published: August 14, 2018 / Updated: August 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU14377
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8340
CWE-ID: CWE-592
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain authentication factors.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing multi-factor authentication requests within Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS). A remote attacker can bypass certain authentication factors during multi-factor authentication and gain unauthorized access to sensitive data and functionality. 


Affected software

Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2018-8340

Install updates from vendor's website.


External References

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