# CVE-2018-1000875: Auth bypass in n/a

> Attackers can bypass authentication on the Terms of Service page to access any user account via a crafted URL.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Dec 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8qvf-w7vv-ppqv

## What is CVE-2018-1000875?

CVE-2018-1000875 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000875?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Universityofcalifornia Boinc Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1000875?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1000875 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-1000875 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000875 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2025-0668](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0668/): BOINC Server Multiple SQL Injections (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-0667](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0667/): BOINC Server Stored XSS Injection in pm.php (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2025-0669](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0669/): BOINC Server Cross-Site Request Forgery (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2025-0666](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0666/): BOINC Server Stored XSS Injection in host_venue_action.php (high 7.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1000875 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1000875 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000875 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000875/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000875/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000875
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000875
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1000875

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000875/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.