CVE-2018-10209
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn issue was discovered in Vaultize Enterprise File Sharing 17.05.31. There is Stored XSS on the file or folder download pop-up via a crafted file or folder name.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceVaultize Enterprise File Sharing 17.05.31 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the file/folder download pop-up. An attacker can craft a malicious file or folder name containing JavaScript payload that gets stored on the server and executes when users view the download pop-up.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 17.05.31CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Vaultize Enterprise File Sharing is installedLocate the Vaultize application installation directory or check system inventory for Vaultize Enterprise File Sharing softwareAffected if The product Vaultize Enterprise File Sharing is present on the system
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Verify the installed version is 17.05.31Check the application version through its about dialog, installed programs list, or version information file within the Vaultize installation directoryAffected if The installed version is exactly 17.05.31
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Determine if file/folder upload functionality is accessibleLog into the Vaultize web interface or client and navigate to the file management section where users can create folders or upload filesAffected if Users have access to create or upload files and folders within the application
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Check for malicious file or folder names in the systemReview stored file and folder names in the Vaultize database or file storage for any names containing script tags or JavaScript syntax (e.g., <script>, javascript:, onerror=, onload=)Affected if A file or folder name contains an unsanitized JavaScript payload and users can trigger the download pop-up for that item
A user is affected if Vaultize Enterprise File Sharing version 17.05.31 is installed AND a malicious file/folder name with XSS payload exists in the system AND a user views the download pop-up for that item.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement output encoding/sanitization for file and folder names before rendering them in the download pop-up, and add input validation to reject or sanitize special characters in uploaded file/folder names.
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-10209 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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