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CVE-2018-0787

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-0787 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting ASP.NET Core versions 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0, stemming from improper web request validation in template-generated applications. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and can lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high risk score and media coverage, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there public exploit modules or significant community discussion beyond a single mention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:asp.net_core:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:asp.net_core:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:asp.net_core:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0975 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 14,825 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: ASP.NET Core 2.0
View patch
nugetpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: Microsoft.AspNetCore.HttpOverridesFixed in: 2.0.2
nugetpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.CoreFixed in: 2.0.2

Vendor Advisories (2)

nugetGHSA-365p-96qv-xr7ghigh

ASP.NET Core allow an elevation of privilege

Oct 16, 2018
microsoft2018-Mar/CVE-2018-0787Important

ASP.NET Core Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Mar 13, 2018

References

github.com / aspnet/Announcements/issues/295
Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0787
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/103282
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040525
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry