5.3

CVE-2018-8040: apache software foundation apache traffic server Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

CVSS: 5.3v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-8040DEBIAN-CVE-2018-8040
Published 29-08-2018Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-8040 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere vulnerability in apache software foundation apache traffic server. EPSS estimates a 7.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
23/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.17%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-4282-1

Timeline

  1. 29-08-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Pages that are rendered using the ESI plugin can have access to the cookie header when the plugin is configured not to allow access. This affects Apache Traffic Server (ATS) versions 6.0.0 to 6.2.2 and 7.0.0 to 7.1.3. To resolve this issue users running 6.x should upgrade to 6.2.3 or later versions and 7.x users should upgrade to 7.1.4 or later versions.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

7.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 7.17% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
7.17%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Apache1 product
Apache software foundation1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • trafficserverAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 5 products

References

10 links