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Improper Authentication

CVE-2018-9080

Medium
5.9/10

Summary

For some Iomega, Lenovo, LenovoEMC NAS devices versions 4.1.402.34662 and earlier, by setting the Iomega cookie to a known value before logging into the NAS's web application, the NAS will not provide the user a new cookie value. This allows an attacker who knows the cookie's value to compromise the user's session.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Improper (or broken) authentication attacks are widespread, and have accounted for many of the worst data breaches in recent years. Improper authentication attacks are a class of vulnerabilities where an attacker impersonates a legitimate user by exploiting weaknesses in either session management or credential management to gain access to the user’s account. This can result in disclosure of sensitive information, and can lead to system compromise, theft, identity theft, and fraud.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published