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CVE-2018-9845

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 12.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-04-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-178

Description

Etherpad Lite before 1.6.4 is exploitable for admin access.

Affected products

• Etherpad Lite: before 1.6.4 — fixed in 1.6.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Etherpad Lite 1.6.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md
• https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/commit/ffe24c3dd93efc73e0cbf924db9a0cc40be9511b
• https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md
• https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/commit/ffe24c3dd93efc73e0cbf924db9a0cc40be9511b

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