What is CVE-2023-46918?

CVE-2023-46918 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedirtsapana Simple HTTP Server Plus, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2023-12-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-46918?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-46918 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Fedirtsapana Simple HTTP Server Plus

CVE-2023-46918

Phlox com.phlox.simpleserver.plus (aka Simple HTTP Server PLUS) 1.8.1-plus has an Android manifest file that contains an entry with the android:allowBackup attribute set to true. This could be leveraged by an attacker with physical access to the device.

Published 2023-12-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Fedirtsapana Simple HTTP Server Plus — versions 1.8.1-plus

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/actuator/com.phlox.simpleserver/blob/main/CWE-321.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-46918?: CVE-2023-46918 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedirtsapana Simple HTTP Server Plus, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2023-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-46918?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-46918 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.