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Microsoft PowerShell Core Information Disclosure Vulnerability Oct18 (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is missing an important security update for PowerShell Core according to Microsoft security advisory CVE-2018-8292.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists when .NET Core when HTTP authentication information is inadvertently exposed in an outbound request that encounters an HTTP redirect.
Affected Software
Affected Software
PowerShell Core versions 6.x prior to 6.1.0 on Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update PowerShell Core to version 6.1.0 or later. Please see the references for more information.