CVE-2018-8715

high

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.

References

https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3676

https://github.com/embedthis/appweb/issues/610

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2018-8715

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2018-03-15

Updated: 2020-02-17

Type: CWE-287

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

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

Impact Score: 6.4

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

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

Impact Score: 5.9

Exploitability Score: 2.2

Severity: HIGH