HIGH
Etherpad 1.5.x and 1.6.x before 1.6.4 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server
Published Apr 7, 2018
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.55%
Description
Etherpad 1.5.x and 1.6.x before 1.6.4 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server. The instance has to be configured to use a document database (DirtyDB, CouchDB, MongoDB, or RethinkDB).
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.1 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.55% 0.01550
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01550
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.55% (0.01550) | 74.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.58% (0.01580) | 72.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.10% (0.01096) | 75.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.85% (0.02850) | 77.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00259) | 66.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 64.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 61.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.30% (0.01298) | 68.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 28.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.73% (0.00731) | 20.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.73% (0.00731) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (1)
- http://blog.etherpad.org/2018/04/07/important-release-1-6-4/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blog.etherpad.org/2018/04/07/important-release-1-6-4/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 7, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Apr 5, 2018
Link CVE-2018-9327
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a