What is CVE-2018-25169?

CVE-2018-25169 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ampps, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-25169?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

RCE in Ampps

CVE-2018-25169

AMPPS 2.7 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to crash the service by sending malformed data to the default HTTP port. Attackers can establish multiple socket connections and transmit invalid payloads to exhaust server resources and cause service unavailability.

EPSS: 0.003 (26.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ampps — versions 2.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-25169?: CVE-2018-25169 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ampps, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-25169?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.