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CVE-2018-8715

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 22.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-03-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

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.

Affected products

• EmbedThis Appweb: through 7.0.2

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
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2018-8715

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