PT-2018-18593 · Embedthis · Mbedthis Appweb

Published 2018-03-14 · Updated 2020-02-17 · CVE-2018-8715

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Embedthis HTTP library and Appweb versions prior to 7.0.3

Description The issue is related to a logic flaw in the authCondition function, which can be exploited by sending a forged HTTP request. This allows an attacker to bypass authentication for form and digest login types.

Recommendations For versions prior to 7.0.3, update to version 7.0.3 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-8715

Affected Products

Mbedthis Appweb

References · 5

• 🔥 https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3676 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8715 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8715 · Vendor Advisory
• ❌ https://github.com/embedthis/appweb/issues/610 · Patch, Deleted
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2018-8715 · Note