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Exploit for AppWeb - Authentication Bypass (CVE-2018-8715)

Description:

The Embedthis HTTP library, and Appweb versions before 7.0.3, have a logic flaw related to the authCondition function in http/httpLib.c. With a forged HTTP request, it is possible to bypass authentication for the form and digest login types.

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References:

https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3676
https://github.com/cyberharsh/appweb
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2018-8715
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8715
https://github.com/embedthis/appweb/issues/610