The Privileges portion of the web GUI and the XMLRPC API in Apache VCL 2.3.x before 2.3.2, 2.2.x before 2.2.2 and 2.1 allow remote authenticated users with nodeAdmin, manageGroup, resourceGrant, or userGrant permissions to gain privileges, cause a denial of service, or conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging improper data validation
Published Feb 21, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.68%
Description
The Privileges portion of the web GUI and the XMLRPC API in Apache VCL 2.3.x before 2.3.2, 2.2.x before 2.2.2 and 2.1 allow remote authenticated users with nodeAdmin, manageGroup, resourceGrant, or userGrant permissions to gain privileges, cause a denial of service, or conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging improper data validation.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.68% (0.03678) | 89.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.81% (0.03807) | 88.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 54.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00142) | 51.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00142) | 50.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00142) | 48.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.39% (0.01386) | 71.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.39% (0.01386) | 71.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.39% (0.01386) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.39% (0.01386) | 45.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- https://github.com/apache/vcl/commit/56c0f040056d6ad8693b20cfd3351367c2ffeabc#diff-2567a5ec9705eb7ac2c984033e06189d x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/632da9e45fce333f21782f1fe10b1d8e77a63811a34fe8e286dedc99%40%3Ccommits.vcl.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/944592973c91cd106a42095271c3f6c7ab9c8d70077b8c6a8d4d92d0%40%3Ccommits.vcl.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201305.mbox/%3C1658214.8zndv4WEi7%40treebeard%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/apache/vcl/commit/56c0f040056d6ad8693b20cfd3351367c2ffeabc#diff-2567a5ec9705eb7ac2c984033e06189d | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/632da9e45fce333f21782f1fe10b1d8e77a63811a34fe8e286dedc99%40%3Ccommits.vcl.apache.org%3E | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/944592973c91cd106a42095271c3f6c7ab9c8d70077b8c6a8d4d92d0%40%3Ccommits.vcl.apache.org%3E | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201305.mbox/%3C1658214.8zndv4WEi7%40treebeard%3E | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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