CVE-2018-8900
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 · uneditedThe License Manager service of HASP SRM, Sentinel HASP and Sentinel LDK products prior to Sentinel LDK RTE 7.80 allows remote attackers to inject malicious web script in the logs page of Admin Control Center (ACC) for cross-site scripting (XSS) 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 confidenceCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the License Manager service of HASP SRM, Sentinel HASP, and Sentinel LDK products. The logs page of Admin Control Center (ACC) fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious web script that executes in the context of the victim's browser.
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< 7.80CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 Sentinel LDK RTE is installedCheck for Sentinel LDK RTE installation on the system - look for Sentinel LDK, Sentinel HASK, or Gemalto licensing software in installed programs or running servicesAffected if Sentinel LDK RTE is found installed on the system
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Check installed version against affected rangeDetermine the exact version number of the installed Sentinel LDK RTE and compare to the affected range (versions prior to 7.80)Affected if The installed version is lower than 7.80
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Verify Admin Control Center is accessibleDetermine if the Admin Control Center (ACC) web interface is enabled and accessible on the network - check for ACC service running on typical ports or review ACC configurationAffected if Admin Control Center is enabled and network-accessible
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Confirm logs page is reachableAccess the ACC logs page interface if the ACC web console is available - the vulnerability exists in the logs functionality of ACCAffected if The ACC logs page is reachable via the web interface
A user is affected if Sentinel LDK RTE version is below 7.80 AND the Admin Control Center is accessible with the logs page available for use.
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 data7.80
Upgrade to Sentinel LDK RTE 7.80 or later to obtain the patched version. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, consider disabling the Admin Control Center or restricting network access to the ACC interface.
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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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