What is CVE-2018-9845?

CVE-2018-9845 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Etherpad Etherpad_lite, classified under Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-29.

How severe is CVE-2018-9845?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-9845 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Etherpad Etherpad_lite

CVE-2018-9845

Etherpad Lite before 1.6.4 is exploitable for admin access.

EPSS: 0.131 (95.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Etherpad Etherpad_lite
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-178 — Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9845?: CVE-2018-9845 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Etherpad Etherpad_lite, classified under Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2018-9845?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-9845 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.