CVE-2018-1000875

Name: CVE-2018-1000875
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-12-20T17:29:01.003+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 1.68%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-1000875 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing BOINC Server and Website Code version 0.9-1.0.2 contains a CWE-302: Authentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable Data vulnerability in Website Terms of Service Acceptance Page that can result in Access to any user account. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted URL. EPSS estimates a 1.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing BOINC Server and Website Code version 0.9-1.0.2 contains a CWE-302: Authentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable Data vulnerability in Website Terms of Service Acceptance Page that can result in Access to any user account. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted URL. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.0.3.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.68%

73.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Universityofcalifornia	Boinc Server	>= 1.0.0, < 1.0.3

References

https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/2907Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/2907Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 20, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-1000875?

How severe is CVE-2018-1000875?

CVE-2018-1000875 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.68% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1000875?

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Source: NVD / NIST