PT-2018-18593
CVE-2018-8715
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Published
2018-03-14
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Updated
2020-02-17
Description by
CVSS 3.1
8.1
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Embedthis HTTP library and Appweb versions prior to 7.0.3
Description
The issue is related to a logic flaw in the authCondition function, which can be exploited by sending a forged HTTP request. This allows an attacker to bypass authentication for form and digest login types.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 7.0.3, update to version 7.0.3 or later to resolve the issue.
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