Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
SickRage versions before v2018.03.09-1 could place credentials in HTTP responses. Anyone who can view those responses may learn secrets and reuse them. The source bundle shows a public Exploit-DB entry, but does not show confirmed active exploitation or a CVSS score.
Executive priority
Treat this as a focused credential-exposure risk. Prioritize internet-reachable or shared SickRage instances, upgrade them, and rotate any potentially exposed secrets. It is important but not proven actively exploited in the provided evidence.
Technical view
CVE-2018-9160 is an information-disclosure issue in SickRage before v2018.03.09-1 where cleartext credentials are included in HTTP responses. The referenced commit and changelog indicate a security fix area, and Exploit-DB lists a public exploit. No CWE, CVSS vector, or KEV evidence is provided.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant for organizations running SickRage before v2018.03.09-1, especially where the web service is reachable by untrusted users or networks. Evidence does not identify other affected products or platforms.
Exploitation context
A public Exploit-DB reference exists, so defenders should assume details are available publicly. The provided sources do not establish active exploitation, malware use, or inclusion in CISA KEV.
Researcher notes
Source evidence is narrow: the CVE description, a fixing commit, a changelog reference, and an Exploit-DB entry. There is no CVSS, CWE, affected CPE list, or KEV listing. Avoid broad product claims beyond SickRage before v2018.03.09-1.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade SickRage to v2018.03.09-1 or later where available.
- Check SickRage project guidance and changelog for the exact fixed release.
- Rotate credentials that may have appeared in HTTP responses or captured logs.
- Restrict SickRage web access to trusted users and networks.
- Review reverse proxy and access logs for exposed secrets.
Validation and detection
- Inventory SickRage deployments and record installed versions.
- Confirm no instance is older than v2018.03.09-1.
- Inspect recent HTTP responses for unintended credential disclosure.
- Review web, proxy, and monitoring logs for stored cleartext credentials.
- Verify any exposed credentials were rotated after remediation.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/SickRage/SickRage/commit/8156a74a68aea930d1e1047baba8b115c3abfc44CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- 44545CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://github.com/SickRage/sickrage.github.io/blob/master/sickrage-news/CHANGES.mdCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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