CVE-2018-8715

8.1 highEPSS 23%

High (8.1) in embedthis appweb. EPSS 23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

8.1 high

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

EPSS: 23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 97% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-287
Published: 2018-03-15
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

embedthis:appweb

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

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