TI-2018-14455 Aliases CVE-2018-20402 GHSA-r627-cr47-hvxp

Safe Software FME Server through 2018.1 creates and enables three additional accounts in…

MEDIUM 40CWE-1188Published 2018-12-23 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Safe Software FME Server through 2018.1 creates and enables three additional accounts in addition to the initial administrator account. The passwords to the three accounts are the same as the usernames, which are guest, user, and author. Logging in with these accounts will grant any user the default privilege roles that were also created for each of the accounts.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01035 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:safe:fme_server::::::::	up to 2018.1	Vulnerable	Safe

cpe:2.3:a:safe:fme_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2018.1 Vulnerable ·Safe

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-20402
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r627-cr47-hvxp

References

Advisory 1

http://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_Server_Documentation/Content/AdminGuide/Default_User_Accounts_and_Passwords.htm

TI-2022-17982 Safe Software FME Server v2021.2.5, v2022.0.0.2 and below was discovered to contain a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2022-17981 Safe Software FME Server v2021.2.5, v2022.0.0.2 and below contains a cross-site scripting… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
TI-2023-17889 A directory traversal vulnerability in Safe Software FME Server before 2022.2.5 allows an… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2022-17984 Safe Software FME Server v2021.2.5, v2022.0.0.2 and below was discovered to contain a XML… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
TI-2022-17983 Safe Software FME Server v2021.2.5 and below does not employ server-side validation. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
TI-2020-14397 Unauthenticated Stored XSS in FME Server versions 2019.2 and 2020.0 Beta allows a remote… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

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Sources

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