CVE-2018-3778
Improper Authorization in aedes
Improper authorization in aedes version <0.35.0 will publish a LWT in a channel when a client is not authorized.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Improper authorization in aedes version <0.35.0 will publish a LWT in a channel when a client is not authorized.
- Record
CVE-2018-3778- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-285, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Improper authorization in aedes version <0.35.0 will publish a LWT in a channel when a client is not authorized.
- Record
CVE-2018-3778- Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0363 No score
Improper authorization in aedes version <0.35.0 will publish a LWT in a channel when a client is not authorized.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0363- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4cmx-hrq9-c23p
Improper Authorization in aedes
Versions of aedes before 0.35.1 does not respect its own authorization rules when a client sets a Last Will.
Recommendation
Update to version 0.35.1 or later.
- Record
GHSA-4cmx-hrq9-c23p- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-285, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper authorization in aedes version <0.35.0 will publish a LWT in a channel when a client is not authorized.
- Record
CVE-2018-3778- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-4cmx-hrq9-c23p
Improper Authorization in aedes
Versions of aedes before 0.35.1 does not respect its own authorization rules when a client sets a Last Will.
Recommendation
Update to version 0.35.1 or later.
- Record
GHSA-4cmx-hrq9-c23p- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-285, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
aedesnpm |
before 0.35.1 | 0.35.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-3778 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Aedes Project Aedes, published August 8, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.42%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in aedes 0.35.1.
References
github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/master/vuln/npm/457.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3778