CVE-2018-3881
An exploitable unauthenticated XML external injection vulnerability was identified in FocalScope...
An exploitable unauthenticated XML external injection vulnerability was identified in FocalScope v2416. A unauthenticated attacker could submit a specially crafted web request to FocalScope's server that could cause an XXE, and potentially result in data compromise.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An exploitable unauthenticated XML external injection vulnerability was identified in FocalScope v2416. A unauthenticated attacker could submit a specially crafted web request to FocalScope's server that could cause an XXE, and potentially result in data compromise.
- Record
CVE-2018-3881- CVSS 3.0
- 9.4 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-15667
An exploitable unauthenticated XML external injection vulnerability was identified in FocalScope v2416. A unauthenticated attacker could submit a specially crafted web request to FocalScope's server that could cause an XXE, and potentially result in data compromise.
- Record
EUVD-2018-15667- CVSS 3.0
- 9.4 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p7jf-prfr-4v7q
An exploitable unauthenticated XML external injection vulnerability was identified in FocalScope...
An exploitable unauthenticated XML external injection vulnerability was identified in FocalScope v2416. A unauthenticated attacker could submit a specially crafted web request to FocalScope's server that could cause an XXE, and potentially result in data compromise.
- Record
GHSA-p7jf-prfr-4v7q- CVSS 3.0
- 9.4 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An exploitable unauthenticated XML external injection vulnerability was identified in FocalScope v2416. A unauthenticated attacker could submit a specially crafted web request to FocalScope's server that could cause an XXE, and potentially result in data compromise.
- Record
CVE-2018-3881- CVSS 3.1
- 9.4 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 9.4 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-3881 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.4) in Focalscope, published August 1, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.