{"id":"CVE-2018-7581","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-7581","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:21:37.186Z","title":"\\ProgramData\\WebLog Expert\\WebServer\\WebServer.cfg in WebLog Expert Web Server Enterprise 9.4 has weak permissions (BUILTIN\\Users:(ID)C), which allows local users to set a cleartext password and login as admin.","description":"\\ProgramData\\WebLog Expert\\WebServer\\WebServer.cfg in WebLog Expert Web Server Enterprise 9.4 has weak permissions (BUILTIN\\Users:(ID)C), which allows local users to set a cleartext password and login as admin.","published":"2018-03-09T20:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:03:25.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-732"],"affected":["weblogexpert/weblog expert"],"epss":{"score":0.01083,"percentile":0.65016,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-03-09","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":44270,"kind":"exploit","title":"WebLog Expert Enterprise 9.4 - Authentication Bypass","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44270","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/44270.txt","file":"exploits/windows/local/44270.txt","published":"2018-03-09","added":"2018-03-09","updated":"2018-03-09","author":"hyp3rlinx","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-7581"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.comWLExpertSetup.exe","screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.1%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/WEBLOG-EXPERT-WEB-SERVER-ENTERPRISE-v9.4-AUTHENTICATION-BYPASS.txt","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146697/WebLog-Expert-Web-Server-Enterprise-9.4-Weak-Permissions.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44270/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/WEBLOG-EXPERT-WEB-SERVER-ENTERPRISE-v9.4-AUTHENTICATION-BYPASS.txt","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146697/WebLog-Expert-Web-Server-Enterprise-9.4-Weak-Permissions.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44270/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7581","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}