BrightcloudApplication · Webroot

CVE-2018-4015

HIGH · 8.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2018-12-18
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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90/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the HTTP client functionality of the Webroot BrightCloud SDK. The configuration of the HTTP client does not enforce a secure connection by default, resulting in a failure to validate TLS certificates. An attacker could impersonate a remote BrightCloud server to exploit this vulnerability.

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 confidence

The Webroot BrightCloud SDK contains an insecure HTTP client configuration that fails to validate TLS certificates, allowing an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack and impersonate the BrightCloud server.

MitigationConfigure the HTTP client to enforce TLS certificate validation by properly validating the certificate chain and hostname before accepting any connection to the remote server.

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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
BrightcloudApplication
Affected:all versions

CVSS 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
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify BrightCloud SDK usage
    Search your codebase, dependencies, or installed packages for 'BrightCloud', 'brightcloud', or the Webroot SDK. Review any import statements or library references that include BrightCloud functionality.
    Affected if The BrightCloud SDK or any product/library relying on it is present in the environment.
  2. Locate HTTP client configuration
    Find the HTTP client code or configuration file that the BrightCloud SDK uses to make outbound HTTPS connections. Search for HTTP client initialization, HTTP libraries (like urllib, requests, Apache HttpClient, OkHttp), or network configuration.
    Affected if Custom HTTP client configuration exists that overrides the default secure behavior.
  3. Check for disabled certificate validation
    Inspect the HTTP client code for patterns that disable TLS verification, such as: setting verify=False, creating an unverified SSL context, using TRUST_ALL_BYPASS, or implementing a custom HostnameVerifier/TrustManager that accepts all certificates.
    Affected if The code explicitly disables certificate chain validation or hostname verification.
  4. Inspect custom trust store settings
    Review any custom TrustManager, KeyStore, or certificate store configuration passed to the HTTP client. Look for implementations that override default validation logic or accept self-signed/untrusted certificates.
    Affected if A custom TrustManager is configured that bypasses standard certificate validation.
  5. Verify network traffic inspection capability
    If available, use a network proxy or TLS inspection tool to observe whether the BrightCloud connection accepts certificates that fail standard validation (expired, self-signed, mismatched hostname).
    Affected if The SDK accepts connections to the BrightCloud server with invalid or untrusted TLS certificates.

You are affected if the Webroot BrightCloud SDK is in use and its HTTP client configuration disables or bypasses TLS certificate chain or hostname validation.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Configure the HTTP client to enforce TLS certificate validation by properly validating the certificate chain and hostname before accepting any connection to the remote server.

Fix this in Brightcloud Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
15.0 hours of engineering $2,640
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