CVE-2018-25040 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2018-25040

uTorrent Web HTTP RPC Server privileges management

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability was found in uTorrent Web. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component HTTP RPC Server. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Tavis Ormandy

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Web
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: June 17th, 2022
Last Modified: April 15th, 2025
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-269

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1098 Account Manipulation
Privilege Escalation
T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
Privilege Escalation
T1222 File and Directory Permissions Modification
Defense Evasion
T1134 Access Token Manipulation
Defense Evasion