CVE-2018-8340

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-8340
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-08-15 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionA security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) improperly handles multi-factor authentication requests, aka "AD FS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10 Servers.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1709 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1803 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1709 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1803 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Windows ADFS CVE-2018-8340 Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8340 CONFIRM portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services Lets Remote Users Bypass Some Multi-Factor Authentication on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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