CVE-2018-8715
With a forged HTTP request, it is possible to bypass authentication for the form and digest login types.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.8%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 22.79% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- embedthis/appweb
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 11.9% on 21 September 2026 to 22.8% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3676Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/embedthis/appweb/issues/610Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2018-8715
- https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3676Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/embedthis/appweb/issues/610Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2018-8715
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.