CVE-2018-8292
.NET Core Information Disclosure
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in .NET Core when authentication information is inadvertently exposed in a redirect, aka ".NET Core Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects .NET Core 2.1, .NET Core 1.0, .NET Core 1.1, PowerShell Core 6.0.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in .NET Core when authentication information is inadvertently exposed in a redirect, aka ".NET Core Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects .NET Core 2.1, .NET Core 1.0, .NET Core 1.1, PowerShell Core 6.0.
- Record
CVE-2018-8292- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in .NET Core when authentication information is inadvertently exposed in a redirect, aka ".NET Core Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects .NET Core 2.1, .NET Core 1.0, .NET Core 1.1, PowerShell Core 6.0.
- Record
CVE-2018-8292- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-0791 No score
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in .NET Core when authentication information is inadvertently exposed in a redirect, aka ".NET Core Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects .NET Core 2.1, .NET Core 1.0, .NET Core 1.1, PowerShell Core 6.0.
- Record
EUVD-2021-0791- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7jgj-8wvc-jh57
.NET Core Information Disclosure
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in .NET Core when authentication information is inadvertently exposed in a redirect, aka ".NET Core Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects .NET Core 2.1, .NET Core 1.0, .NET Core 1.1, PowerShell Core 6.0.
- Record
GHSA-7jgj-8wvc-jh57- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in .NET Core when authentication information is inadvertently exposed in a redirect, aka ".NET Core Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects .NET Core 2.1, .NET Core 1.0, .NET Core 1.1, PowerShell Core 6.0.
- Record
CVE-2018-8292- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-7jgj-8wvc-jh57
.NET Core Information Disclosure
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in .NET Core when authentication information is inadvertently exposed in a redirect, aka ".NET Core Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects .NET Core 2.1, .NET Core 1.0, .NET Core 1.1, PowerShell Core 6.0.
- Record
GHSA-7jgj-8wvc-jh57- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2018:2902
Red Hat Security Advisory: .NET Core on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security update
- Record
RHSA-2018:2902- CVSS 3.0
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
System.Net.HttpNuGet |
before 4.3.4 | 4.3.4 |
System.Net.HttpNuGet |
before 4.3.4, plus listed versions 2.0.20126.163432.0.205052.0.207104.0.04.0.0-beta-22231 Show 19 moreShow less4.0.0-beta-224164.0.0-beta-226054.0.0-beta-228164.0.0-beta-230194.0.0-beta-231094.0.1-beta-232254.0.1-beta-234094.0.1-beta-235164.0.1-rc2-240274.1.04.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.3.04.3.0-preview1-24530-044.3.14.3.24.3.3 |
4.3.4 |
rh-dotnetcore10-dotnetcoreRed Hat:rhel_dotnet:1.0::el7 |
before 0:1.0.13-1.el7 | 0:1.0.13-1.el7 |
rh-dotnetcore10-dotnetcore-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_dotnet:1.0::el7 |
before 0:1.0.13-1.el7 | 0:1.0.13-1.el7 |
rh-dotnetcore11-dotnetcoreRed Hat:rhel_dotnet:1.1::el7 |
before 0:1.1.10-1.el7 | 0:1.1.10-1.el7 |
rh-dotnetcore11-dotnetcore-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_dotnet:1.1::el7 |
before 0:1.1.10-1.el7 | 0:1.1.10-1.el7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-8292 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft .net Core, published October 10, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.8%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in System.Net.Http 4.3.4.