CVE-2018-8715

high · 8.1

A public exploit / detection template exists

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The Embedthis HTTP library, and Appweb versions before 7.0.3, have a logic flaw related to the authCondition function in http/httpLib.c. With a forged HTTP request, it is possible to bypass authentication for the form and digest login types.

8.1

CVSS

22.8%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

98th

EPSS percentile

2018-03-15

Published

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
embedthis	appweb	<= 7.0.2

Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.

References

https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3676
https://github.com/embedthis/appweb/issues/610
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2018-8715
https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3676
https://github.com/embedthis/appweb/issues/610
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2018-8715

Query this programmatically:

curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2018-8715