What is CVE-2018-6569?

CVE-2018-6569 is a high-severity vulnerability in West-Wind Web Connection, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-02-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-6569?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in West-Wind Web Connection

CVE-2018-6569

West Wind Web Server 6.x does not require authentication for /ADMIN.ASP.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2018-02-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

West-Wind Web Connection

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

dfdrconsulting.com/cve-2018-6569-west-wind-web-server-unauthenticated-admin-acc… (Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6569?: CVE-2018-6569 is a high-severity vulnerability in West-Wind Web Connection, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-02-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-6569?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.