VDB-117208 · CVE-2018-9845 · GCVE-0-2018-9845

Etherpad Lite up to 1.6.3 Admin Access access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Etherpad Lite up to 1.6.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Admin Access. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-9845. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Etherpad Lite up to 1.6.3. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Admin Access. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Etherpad Lite before 1.6.4 is exploitable for admin access.

The bug was discovered 04/07/2018. The weakness was presented 04/29/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-9845 since 04/07/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 22 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 1.6.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Name

Etherpad Lite

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Etherpad Lite 1.6.4
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

04/07/2018 🔍
04/07/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/29/2018 +21 days 🔍
04/29/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/30/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/08/2023 +1773 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ffe24c3dd93efc73e0cbf924db9a0cc40be9511b
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-9845 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9845
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117208

Entryinfo

Created: 04/30/2018 09:07
Updated: 03/08/2023 09:16
Changes: 04/30/2018 09:07 (57), 02/01/2020 11:23 (1), 03/08/2023 09:16 (5)
Complete: 🔍
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