CVE-2018-17483
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 · uneditedLobby Track Desktop could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in Reports while in kiosk mode. By visiting the kiosk and viewing the driver's license column, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to view the driver's license number and other personal information.
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 confidenceLobby Track Desktop has an information disclosure vulnerability in its Reports feature when operating in kiosk mode. The kiosk mode, intended to restrict user access, fails to properly filter or mask the driver's license column, allowing a local attacker with physical access to the kiosk to view sensitive PII including driver's license numbers.
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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= 8.2.186CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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 Lobby Track Desktop is installedLocate the Lobby Track application on the system and retrieve its version information through the application itself, installer, or system program listingAffected if Lobby Track Desktop is present on the system
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Confirm the installed version is 8.2.186Compare the installed version against the affected version range (exact version 8.2.186)Affected if The installed version is exactly 8.2.186
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Determine if kiosk mode is enabledInspect the Lobby Track configuration or settings to verify whether kiosk mode is activeAffected if Kiosk mode is enabled in the Lobby Track configuration
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Check if Reports feature is accessible in kiosk modeAccess the Reports feature while in kiosk mode to determine if it remains available to usersAffected if The Reports feature is accessible and functional when operating in kiosk mode
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Verify driver's license column visibility in ReportsExamine a report output in kiosk mode to see if the driver's license column displays unmasked or unfiltered PII dataAffected if The driver's license column displays actual driver's license numbers without masking or filtering
A user is affected if Lobby Track Desktop version 8.2.186 is installed with kiosk mode enabled and the Reports feature exposes unmasked driver's license data in the output.
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 dataApply vendor patch for CVE-2018-17483 and review kiosk mode configuration to ensure sensitive columns are properly restricted or masked in report views.
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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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