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Case File

CVE-2018-8040

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 7.17% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-08-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2018-8040
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
7.17%
Apache

Original Filing — NVD Description

Pages that are rendered using the ESI plugin can have access to the cookie header when the plugin is configured not to allow access. This affects Apache Traffic Server (ATS) versions 6.0.0 to 6.2.2 and 7.0.0 to 7.1.3. To resolve this issue users running 6.x should upgrade to 6.2.3 or later versions and 7.x users should upgrade to 7.1.4 or later versions.