CVE-2018-9845 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in Etherpad Lite versions prior to 1.6.4, allowing unauthorized administrative access. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this flaw permits unauthenticated attackers to achieve full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability over a network with low attack complexity. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog and lacking Metasploit or ExploitDB modules, Nuclei templates exist for this vulnerability, indicating readily available exploit code, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad_lite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.