What is the severity of CVE-2018-16794?

CVE-2018-16794 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for SSRF attacks allowing an attacker to send requests to internal resources.

How do I fix CVE-2018-16794?

To fix CVE-2018-16794, update Microsoft ADFS to the latest version that addresses this SSRF vulnerability.

What are the affected versions for CVE-2018-16794?

CVE-2018-16794 affects Microsoft ADFS versions up to and including 4.0.

Is CVE-2018-16794 present in Windows Server 2016?

CVE-2018-16794 is related specifically to Microsoft ADFS 4.0, which can be deployed on Windows Server 2016.

What impact does CVE-2018-16794 have on systems?

The impact of CVE-2018-16794 can lead to unauthorized access to internal systems due to Server-Side Request Forgery capabilities.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2018-16794

high

8.6

CWE

918

18/9/2018

5/8/2024

CVE-2018-16794: SSRF

First published: Tue Sep 18 2018(Updated: )

Microsoft ADFS 4.0 Windows Server 2016 and previous (Active Directory Federation Services) has an SSRF vulnerability via the txtBoxEmail parameter in /adfs/ls.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services	<=4.0
Microsoft Windows Server 2016

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16794?
CVE-2018-16794 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for SSRF attacks allowing an attacker to send requests to internal resources.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16794?
To fix CVE-2018-16794, update Microsoft ADFS to the latest version that addresses this SSRF vulnerability.
What are the affected versions for CVE-2018-16794?
CVE-2018-16794 affects Microsoft ADFS versions up to and including 4.0.
Is CVE-2018-16794 present in Windows Server 2016?
CVE-2018-16794 is related specifically to Microsoft ADFS 4.0, which can be deployed on Windows Server 2016.
What impact does CVE-2018-16794 have on systems?
The impact of CVE-2018-16794 can lead to unauthorized access to internal systems due to Server-Side Request Forgery capabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16794?
CVE-2018-16794 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for SSRF attacks allowing an attacker to send requests to internal resources.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16794?
To fix CVE-2018-16794, update Microsoft ADFS to the latest version that addresses this SSRF vulnerability.
What are the affected versions for CVE-2018-16794?
CVE-2018-16794 affects Microsoft ADFS versions up to and including 4.0.
Is CVE-2018-16794 present in Windows Server 2016?
CVE-2018-16794 is related specifically to Microsoft ADFS 4.0, which can be deployed on Windows Server 2016.
What impact does CVE-2018-16794 have on systems?
The impact of CVE-2018-16794 can lead to unauthorized access to internal systems due to Server-Side Request Forgery capabilities.