CVE-2018-8947
rap2hpoutre Laravel Log Viewer before v0.13.0 relies on Base64 encoding for l, dl, and del requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, as demonstrated by reading arbitrary files via a dl request.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.0%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
rap2hpoutre Laravel Log Viewer before v0.13.0 relies on Base64 encoding for l, dl, and del requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, as demonstrated by reading arbitrary files via a dl request.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 11.02% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 26 March 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-312
- Affected
- laravel log viewer project/laravel log viewer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 8.3% on 21 September 2026 to 11.0% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://github.com/rap2hpoutre/laravel-log-viewer/commit/cda89c06dc5331d06fab863d7cb1c4047ad68357Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rap2hpoutre/laravel-log-viewer/releases/tag/v0.13.0Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44343/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/rap2hpoutre/laravel-log-viewer/commit/cda89c06dc5331d06fab863d7cb1c4047ad68357Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rap2hpoutre/laravel-log-viewer/releases/tag/v0.13.0Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44343/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.