CVE-2018-7581

\ProgramData\WebLog Expert\WebServer\WebServer.cfg in WebLog Expert Web Server Enterprise 9.4 has...

7.8 HighPublic exploit

\ProgramData\WebLog Expert\WebServer\WebServer.cfg in WebLog Expert Web Server Enterprise 9.4 has weak permissions (BUILTIN\Users:(ID)C), which allows local users to set a cleartext password and login as admin.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.08%Down 1.0 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2018-7581
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-732
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-7581
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-19302 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-19302
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cv28-q863-gmxm 7.8

\ProgramData\WebLog Expert\WebServer\WebServer.cfg in WebLog Expert Web Server Enterprise 9.4 has...

Record: GHSA-cv28-q863-gmxm
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-732
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

weblogexpert weblog expert

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	WebLog Expert Enterprise 9.4 - Authentication Bypass	2018-03-09

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-7581 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Weblogexpert Weblog Expert, published March 9, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.08%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.