Resource exhaustion in [Unknown] Admin-Cli

CVE-2016-8627

admin-cli before versions 3.0.0.alpha25, 2.2.1.cr2 is vulnerable to an EAP feature to download server log files that allows logs to be available via GET requests making them vulnerable to cross-origin attacks. An attacker could trigger the user's browser to request the log files consuming enough resources that normal server functioning could be impaired.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.026 (84.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-8627: held from 0.027 to 0.026.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.026 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8627?
CVE-2016-8627 is a medium-severity vulnerability in [Unknown] Admin-Cli, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-8627?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.