CVE-2018-6445

A Vulnerability in Brocade Network Advisor versions before 14.0.3 could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to export the current user database which includes the encrypted (not hashed) password of the systems. The attacker could gain access to the Brocade Network Advisor System after extracting/decrypting the passwords.

Published: 2019-01-22 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-6445 is rated Moderate Risk (53.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.55%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-6445

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 2025-09-02 0.65% 0.55% -0.10%
2 2025-03-30 1.25% 0.65% -0.60%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.25% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-6445

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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: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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [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-2018-6445

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-6445

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
brocade network_advisor < 14.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:brocade:network_advisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp brocade_network_advisor — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:brocade_network_advisor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-6445

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