CVE-2018-10362

An issue was discovered in phpLiteAdmin 1.9.5 through 1.9.7.1. Due to loose comparison with '==' instead of '===' in classes/Authorization.php for the user-provided login password, it is possible to login with a simpler password if the password has the form of a power in scientific notation (like '2e2' for '200' or '0e1234' for '0'). This is possible because, in the loose comparison case, PHP interprets the string as a number in scientific notation, and thus converts it to a number. After that, the comparison with '==' casts the user input (e.g., the string '200' or '0') to a number, too. Hence the attacker can login with just a '0' or a simple number he has to brute force. Strong comparison with '===' prevents the cast into numbers.

Published: 2018-04-25 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-10362 is rated Moderate Risk (57/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.32%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-10362

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.62% 0.32% -0.30%
2 2025-03-29 0.32% 0.62% +0.30%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.32% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-10362

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-10362

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-10362

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2018-10362 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (phpliteadmin), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-10362
ubuntu high CVE-2018-10362 high priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (phpliteadmin), 5 status rows across 5 suites (artful, bionic, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 3, needed 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10362

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-10362

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpliteadmin phpliteadmin >= 1.9.5, <= 1.9.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpliteadmin:phpliteadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-10362

URL Tags
http://k3research.outerhaven.de/posts/small-mistakes-lead-to-big-problems.html Technical Description Third Party Advisory URL Repurposed
https://github.com/phpLiteAdmin/pla/issues/11 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
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