High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Mar 15, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-8715

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.

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Affected products

Embedthis/Appwebinferred2 versions
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: <7.0.3
Embedthis/Embedthis HTTP libraryllm-fuzzy
Range: <7.0.3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/embedthis/appweb/issues/610nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3676nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2018-8715nvd

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