Critical severity · published Sep 7, 2018
CVE-2018-16710
OctoPrint through 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service via HTTP requests on port 8081
9.1
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OctoPrint through 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service via HTTP requests on port 8081. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this report because their documentation states that with "blind port forwarding ... Putting OctoPrint onto the public internet is a terrible idea, and I really can't emphasize that enough.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OC
Octoprint · Octoprint
through 1.3.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16710
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16710
Exploit
https://github.com/foosel/OctoPrint/issues/2814
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