# CVE-2018-25087: Arborator Server project.cgi start denial of service

> Attackers can cause a denial of service in Arborator Server by manipulating the project argument in project.cgi, requiring a patch to resolve.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r6fh-29xj-rcjp

## What is CVE-2018-25087?

CVE-2018-25087 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Arborator Server, published on 6 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Arborator Server. This vulnerability affects the function start of the file project.cgi. The manipulation of the argument project leads to denial of service. Continious delivery with rolling releases is used by this product. Therefore, no version details of affected nor updated releases are available. The patch is identified as cdbdbcbd491db65e9d697ab4365605fdfab1a604. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-230662 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-404 (Improper Resource Shutdown or Release)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25087?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Arborator Server Project Arborator Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-25087?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25087 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-25087 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-25087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-25087 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-25087 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Arborator Server, published on 6 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-25087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Arborator Server. 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-2018-25087/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25087/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25087
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25087
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-25087

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25087/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.