CVE-2018-9845
Etherpad Lite before 1.6.4 is exploitable for admin access.
Etherpad Lite before 1.6.4 is exploitable for admin access.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Etherpad Lite before 1.6.4 is exploitable for admin access.
- Record
CVE-2018-9845- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-178
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Etherpad Lite before 1.6.4 is exploitable for admin access.
- Record
CVE-2018-9845- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-21439No score
Etherpad Lite before 1.6.4 is exploitable for admin access.
- Record
EUVD-2018-21439- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3w57-6469-585x
Etherpad Lite before 1.6.4 is exploitable for admin access.
Etherpad Lite before 1.6.4 is exploitable for admin access.
- Record
GHSA-3w57-6469-585x- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-178
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Etherpad Lite before 1.6.4 is exploitable for admin access.
- Record
CVE-2018-9845- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Etherpad Lite <1.6.4 - Admin Authentication Bypass |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-9845 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Etherpad Lite, published April 29, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.7%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.