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CVE-2018-8947

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2018-03-25
  • Fixed in0.13.0
  • WeaknessCWE-312

Am I affected?

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Description

rap2hpoutre Laravel Log Viewer before v0.13.0 relies on Base64 encoding for l, dl, and del requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, as demonstrated by reading arbitrary files via a dl request.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-03-2516:29CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2018-03-26Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 15:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-8947?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-8947?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Laravel log viewer project laravel log viewer
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.13< 0.13.00.13.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Laravel log viewer project laravel log viewer to 0.13.0

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-44343
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedscopion/CVE-2018-8947
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2018-03-25
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-63qj-p8gh-5xxx

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8947?

rap2hpoutre Laravel Log Viewer before v0.13.0 relies on Base64 encoding for l, dl, and del requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, as demonstrated by reading arbitrary files via a dl request.

Is CVE-2018-8947 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-8947 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 11.0% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-8947?

CVE-2018-8947 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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