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CVE-2018-8947

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 11.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-03-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-312

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.

Affected products

• Laravel Log Viewer Project Laravel Log Viewer: before 0.13.0 — fixed in 0.13.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Laravel Log Viewer Project Laravel Log Viewer 0.13.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/rap2hpoutre/laravel-log-viewer/commit/cda89c06dc5331d06fab863d7cb1c4047ad68357
• https://github.com/rap2hpoutre/laravel-log-viewer/releases/tag/v0.13.0
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44343/
• https://github.com/rap2hpoutre/laravel-log-viewer/commit/cda89c06dc5331d06fab863d7cb1c4047ad68357
• https://github.com/rap2hpoutre/laravel-log-viewer/releases/tag/v0.13.0
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44343/

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