(PT-2018-34) Positive Technologies Security Advisory
XXE Injection in S3 Browser

Vulnerable software

S3 Browser
Version: 7.x and earlier

Link:
https://s3browser.com/

Severity level

Severity level: Medium
Impact: Partial user-file reading, obtaining user NTLMv2 hash
Access Vector: Remote

CVSS v3:
Base Score: 6.9
Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N)

CVE: CVE-2018-20298

Vulnerability description

The specialists of the Positive Research center have detected an XXE Injection vulnerability in S3 Browser.

A vulnerability in the HTTP-based S3 protocol, due to server responses transmitted in XML format, allows remote attackers to read user files and obtain NTLMv2 hash values by tricking a user into connecting to a malicious server.

How to fix

Update your software up to the latest version

Advisory status

09.10.2018 - Vendor gets vulnerability details
18.12.2018 - Vendor releases fixed version and details
18.12.2018 - Public disclosure

Credits

The vulnerability was detected by Igor Kanygin, Positive Research Center (Positive Technologies Company)

References

http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2018-34

Reports on the vulnerabilities previously discovered by Positive Research:

https://www.ptsecurity.com/
https://en.securitylab.ru/lab/

About Positive Technologies

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