CVE-2018-8715

CVSS V2 Medium 6.8 CVSS V3 High 8.1

Description

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.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2018-8715

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2018-03-15T01:29:04

Last Modified Date
2020-02-17T16:15:25

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-287	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:appweb::::::::	1	OR		7.0.2

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
6.8

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
8.6

Impact Score
6.4

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
HIGH

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
8.1

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
2.2

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://github.com/embedthis/appweb/issues/610	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3676	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2018-8715

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8715
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8715

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 16:49:39				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 03:29:18	2018-03-15T01:29Z	2018-03-15T01:29:04	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-03 03:29:18		2020-02-17T16:15:25	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-03 03:29:18		Modified	Vulnerability Status	updated