HIGH
Transmission through 2.92 relies on X-Transmission-Session-Id (which is not a forbidden header for Fetch) for access control, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary RPC commands, and consequently write to arbitrary files, via POST requests to /transmission/rpc in conjunction with a DNS rebinding attack
Published Jan 15, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 11.93%
Description
Transmission through 2.92 relies on X-Transmission-Session-Id (which is not a forbidden header for Fetch) for access control, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary RPC commands, and consequently write to arbitrary files, via POST requests to /transmission/rpc in conjunction with a DNS rebinding attack.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 2.92
Configuration 2
OR
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
11.93% 0.11926
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.11926
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (51 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.93% (0.11926) | 95.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.15% (0.12146) | 95.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 12, 2026 | 26.35% (0.26345) | 96.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 7, 2026 | 21.96% (0.21956) | 95.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 27.22% (0.27224) | 96.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 12.86% (0.12863) | 93.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 27.22% (0.27224) | 96.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 12.86% (0.12863) | 93.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 27.22% (0.27224) | 96.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 12.86% (0.12863) | 93.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 27.22% (0.27224) | 96.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 12.86% (0.12863) | 93.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 27.22% (0.27224) | 96.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 37.16% (0.37162) | 96.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 28.96% (0.28961) | 96.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 13.90% (0.13903) | 94.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 28.96% (0.28961) | 96.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 13.90% (0.13903) | 94.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 5, 2025 | 28.96% (0.28961) | 96.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 13.90% (0.13903) | 94.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 28.96% (0.28961) | 96.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 13.90% (0.13903) | 94.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 29.96% (0.29964) | 96.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 3, 2025 | 14.52% (0.14517) | 94.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 18.52% (0.18521) | 94.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 36.09% (0.36092) | 96.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 18.52% (0.18521) | 94.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 36.09% (0.36092) | 96.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 18.52% (0.18521) | 94.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 12, 2025 | 36.09% (0.36092) | 96.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 11, 2025 | 18.52% (0.18521) | 94.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 36.09% (0.36092) | 96.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 18.52% (0.18521) | 94.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 22, 2025 | 36.09% (0.36092) | 96.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 18.52% (0.18521) | 94.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 36.09% (0.36092) | 96.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 18.52% (0.18521) | 94.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.66% (0.01656) | 88.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 1.66% (0.01656) | 87.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 26, 2023 | 1.46% (0.01457) | 85.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 1.66% (0.01656) | 85.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 8, 2023 | 2.33% (0.02325) | 88.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2023 | 2.29% (0.02292) | 88.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.81% (0.02813) | 89.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 94.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 94.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 8.70% (0.08700) | 85.97th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 8.70% (0.08700) | 85.81th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 8.70% (0.08700) | 93.14th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 8.70% (0.08700) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1447 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/transmission/transmission/pull/468 x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00020.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-07 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/taviso/status/951526615145566208 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4087 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43665/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1447 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/transmission/transmission/pull/468 | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00020.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-07 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://twitter.com/taviso/status/951526615145566208 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4087 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43665/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 15, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 15, 2018
Link CVE-2018-5702
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a