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CVE-2018-8040
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…
Medium5.3EPSS 7.2%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.2% · top 5.7% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Weakness
- Information Disclosure
- CWE-668 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-668 and its CVEs
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Traffic Server
- affected 6.0.0 to 6.2.2
- affected 7.0.0 to 7.1.3
References (5)
- https://github.com/apache/trafficserver/pull/3926 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [trafficserver-users] 20180828 [ANNOUNCE] Apache Traffic Server vulnerability with header variable access in the ESI plugin - CVE-2018-8040 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [trafficserver-users] 20180828 Re: [ANNOUNCE] Apache Traffic Server vulnerability with header variable access in the ESI plugin - CVE-2018-8040 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-4282 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 105181 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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