Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU31355

#VU31355 Input validation error in Etherpad - CVE-2018-6835

Published: February 8, 2018 / Updated: July 17, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU31355

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6835

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Etherpad

Software vendor:
The Etherpad Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

node/hooks/express/apicalls.js in Etherpad Lite before v1.6.3 mishandles JSONP, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Install update from vendor's website.