CVE-2018-9160
SiCKRAGE Discloses Plaintext Credentials
SickRage before v2018.03.09-1 includes cleartext credentials in HTTP responses.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
SickRage before v2018.03.09-1 includes cleartext credentials in HTTP responses.
- Record
CVE-2018-9160- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SickRage before v2018.03.09-1 includes cleartext credentials in HTTP responses.
- Record
CVE-2018-9160- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0136 No score
SickRage before v2018.03.09-1 includes cleartext credentials in HTTP responses.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0136- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jrcv-3c5h-rh3q
9.8
SiCKRAGE Discloses Plaintext Credentials
SickRage before v2018.03.09-1 includes cleartext credentials in HTTP responses.
- Record
GHSA-jrcv-3c5h-rh3q- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
SickRage before v2018.03.09-1 includes cleartext credentials in HTTP responses.
- Record
CVE-2018-9160- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jrcv-3c5h-rh3q
9.8
SiCKRAGE Discloses Plaintext Credentials
SickRage before v2018.03.09-1 includes cleartext credentials in HTTP responses.
- Record
GHSA-jrcv-3c5h-rh3q- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2018-101 No score
SickRage before v2018.03.09-1 includes cleartext credentials in HTTP responses.
- Record
PYSEC-2018-101- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
sickragePyPI |
before 2018.03.09-1 | 2018.03.09-1 |
sickragePyPI |
before 2018.03.09-1, plus listed versions 10.0.010.0.0.dev1010.0.0.dev1110.0.0.dev1210.0.0.dev13 Show 45 moreShow less10.0.0.dev1410.0.0.dev1510.0.0.dev1610.0.0.dev1710.0.0.dev1810.0.0.dev1910.0.0.dev2010.0.0.dev2110.0.0.dev2210.0.0.dev2310.0.0.dev2410.0.0.dev2510.0.0.dev2610.0.0.dev2710.0.0.dev2810.0.0.dev2910.0.0.dev310.0.0.dev3010.0.0.dev3110.0.0.dev3310.0.0.dev3410.0.0.dev3510.0.0.dev410.0.0.dev510.0.0.dev610.0.0.dev710.0.0.dev810.0.0.dev910.0.110.0.1.dev110.0.1010.0.10.dev110.0.10.dev210.0.1110.0.11.dev110.0.11.dev210.0.1210.0.12.dev110.0.12.dev210.0.12.dev310.0.12.dev410.0.12.dev510.0.12.dev610.0.12.dev710.0.12.dev8 |
2018.03.09-1 |
sickragePyPI |
before 9.3.2, plus listed versions 6.0.476.0.486.0.496.0.506.0.51 Show 45 moreShow less6.0.526.0.536.0.546.0.557.0.07.0.17.0.107.0.127.0.167.0.177.0.187.0.197.0.27.0.207.0.217.0.227.0.237.0.37.0.57.0.67.0.77.0.87.0.98.0.08.0.18.0.118.0.28.0.38.0.48.0.58.0.68.0.78.0.98.1.08.1.18.1.28.1.38.1.48.1.58.1.78.1.88.1.98.2.08.2.18.2.2 |
9.3.2 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | SickRage < v2018.03.09 - Clear-Text Credentials HTTP Response | 2018-04-26 |
| Metasploit | HTTP SickRage Password Leak | 2018-03-08 |
| PoC in GitHub | mechanico/sickrageWTF | 2018-04-26 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-9160 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Sickrage, published March 31, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 75.6%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in sickrage 2018.03.09-1.
References
github.com/SickRage/SickRage/commit/8156a74a68aea930d1e1047baba8b115c3abfc44
exploit-db.com/exploits/44545
github.com/SickRage/sickrage.github.io/blob/master/sickrage-news/CHANGES.md
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9160
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/sickrage/PYSEC-2018-101.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jrcv-3c5h-rh3q
github.com/SickRage/SickRage
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