CVE-2018-1253 | Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability

RSA Authentication Manager Operation Console, versions 8.3 P1 and earlier, contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. A malicious Operations Console administrator could potentially exploit this vulnerability to store arbitrary HTML or JavaScript code through the web interface. When other Operations Console administrators open the affected page, the injected scripts could potentially be executed in their browser.

Published: 2018-06-21 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-1253 is rated Moderate Risk (50.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.48%). EPSS rose +1.12% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1253

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 2026-06-15 0.35% 1.48% +1.12%
2 2025-11-21 0.18% 0.35% +0.17%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.18% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-1253

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N 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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 2.7 [email protected]
6.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L 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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.3 3.7 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-1253

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-1253

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
emc rsa_authentication_manager <= 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc rsa_authentication_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:7.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc rsa_authentication_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:7.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc rsa_authentication_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:7.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc rsa_authentication_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:7.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc rsa_authentication_manager 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc rsa_authentication_manager 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:8.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc rsa_authentication_manager 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc rsa_authentication_manager 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:8.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc rsa_authentication_manager 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:8.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc rsa_authentication_manager 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:8.2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc rsa_authentication_manager 8.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:8.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc rsa_authentication_manager 8.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:8.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-1253

URL Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jun/39 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104534 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041134 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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