FKIE_CVE-2018-8715

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-03-15 01:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:05
Severity
8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttps://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3676Exploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/embedthis/appweb/issues/610Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2018-8715
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3676Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/embedthis/appweb/issues/610Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2018-8715
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
embedthis appweb *
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