Security restrictions bypass in Apache Traffic Server - CVE-2018-8040
Published: August 30, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14570
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8040
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when pages are rendered using the ESI plugin. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions and gain header variable access in the ESI plugin.
Affected software
Apache Traffic Server
Debian Linux
Debian Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8040
Update to version 6.2.3, 7.1.4.
Apache Traffic Server - addressed in versions 6.2.3, 7.1.4