CVE-2018-20352 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the mg_cgi_ev_handler function of the Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library, versions 6.13 and earlier. This flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (application crash) or potentially achieve remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cesanta:mongoose_embedded_web_server_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.