CVE-2018-0784 Privilege escalation in ASP.NET Core
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in ASP.NET Core project templates allows attackers to gain higher privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-0784?
CVE-2018-0784 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Corporation ASP.NET Core, published on 10 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
ASP.NET Core 1.0. 1.1, and 2.0 allow an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the ASP.NET Core project templates, aka "ASP.NET Core Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0808.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0784?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Asp.net Core.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0784?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0784 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0784 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0784 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2025-55315 ASP.NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-88092 ASP.NET Core Tampering Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-40372 ASP.NET Core Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-43877 ASP.NET Core and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-0603 Remote code execution in ASP.NET Core
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5cxg-gwxr-pcmf.