CVE-2018-15598

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Published Aug 21, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Containous Traefik 1.6.x before 1.6.6, when --api is used, exposes the configuration and secret if authentication is missing and the API's port is publicly reachable.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:traefik:traefik:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-1966	Containous Traefik 1.6.x before 1.6.6, when --api is used, exposes the configuration and secret if authentication is missing and the API's port is publicly reachable.
Github GHSA	GHSA-2cjc-rgmp-x649	Traefik Missing Authentication

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.9% (2.868% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/containous/traefik/pull/3790
https://github.com/containous/traefik/pull/3790/commits/113250ce5735d554c502ca16fb03bb9119ca79f1
https://github.com/containous/traefik/pull/3790/commits/368bd170913078732bde58160f92f202f370278b
https://github.com/containous/traefik/releases/tag/v1.6.6

History

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Subscriptions

Traefik Traefik

Weaknesses

CWE-287

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 10:01 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 21, 2018, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 10:01 AM
Reserved: Aug 20, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:42 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 21, 2018, 1:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:42 AM

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