#VU30257 Improper Authentication in Caddy - CVE-2018-21246 

 

#VU30257 Improper Authentication in Caddy - CVE-2018-21246

Published: June 15, 2020 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30257
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-21246
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Caddy
Software vendor:
Caddy

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Caddy before 0.10.13 mishandles TLS client authentication, as demonstrated by an authentication bypass caused by the lack of the StrictHostMatching mode.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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