CVE-2018-25169Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated service crash via malformed socket flood

Published Mar 6, 2026 · Updated Mar 6, 2026

Denial of service in Softaculous AMPPS 2.7 allows remote attackers to crash its HTTP service through malformed socket traffic. The proof of concept repeatedly opens TCP connections to port 80 and sends an invalid payload until further connections fail; the faulty server-side handler is undisclosed. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the reported consequence is HTTP service unavailability only.

CVSS severity8.7
High
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Softaculous AMPPS 2.7 allows remote attackers to crash its HTTP service through malformed socket traffic. The proof of concept repeatedly opens TCP connections to port 80 and sends an invalid payload until further connections fail; the faulty server-side handler is undisclosed. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the reported consequence is HTTP service unavailability only.

The record

CVE
CVE-2018-25169
Published
Mar 6, 2026
Updated
Mar 6, 2026
Vendor
Softaculous
Product
AMPPS
Classifications
CWE-1188, T1499.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 6, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 6, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Softaculous · AMPPSversion=2.7

Published CVSS scores

7.5VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
8.7VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1188Insecure Default Initialization of Resource
T1499.003Application Exhaustion Flood

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