CVE-2018-10946
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 versions earlier than 1.3.0-66872 for Polycom RealPresence Debut that allows attackers to arbitrarily read the admin user's password via the admin web UI.
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 confidenceThis is an information disclosure vulnerability in Polycom RealPresence Debut video conferencing endpoints. Versions prior to 1.3.0-66872 allow attackers to arbitrarily read the admin user's password through the admin web interface, enabling unauthorized access to the device's administrative functions.
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< 1.3.0-66872CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Determine firmware versionAccess the device's web interface or administrative console and navigate to the system information or about page to view the installed firmware version. Alternatively, check via the device's administrative CLI if available.Affected if The firmware version is lower than 1.3.0-66872 (e.g., 1.2.x, 1.1.x, etc.)
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Identify admin web interface exposureReview network configuration to determine if the admin web interface (typically ports 80 or 443) is accessible from untrusted networks or the public internet.Affected if The admin web interface is exposed to networks outside of a trusted/internal network without VPN or firewall restrictions
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Verify password retrieval vulnerabilityAttempt to access the specific URL or endpoint that exposes the admin password (if known) or check for unauthenticated access to administrative credentials through the web interface.Affected if The admin password can be retrieved without authentication or from an unauthenticated context on the web interface
The environment is affected if the Polycom RealPresence Debut firmware version is below 1.3.0-66872 AND the admin web interface is accessible to untrusted attackers who could then retrieve the admin password.
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 data1.3.0-66872
Upgrade the Polycom RealPresence Debut firmware to version 1.3.0-66872 or later. As a compensating control, restrict access to the admin web UI to trusted networks or VPN connections until the upgrade can be applied.
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