Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-0787 · published 14 March 2018

CVE-2018-0787: Microsoft asp.net core weak password recovery vulnerability

Microsoft · Asp.Net Core

ASP.NET Core 1.0. 1.1, and 2.0 allow an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to how web applications that are created from templates validate web requests, aka "ASP.NET Core Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability".

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 9.6% · top 4.7% CWE-640 · Weak password recovery

8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.8

9.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

8References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Asp.Net Core Microsoft

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103282	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040525	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/aspnet/Announcements/issues/295	Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0787	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103282	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040525	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/aspnet/Announcements/issues/295	Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0787	PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-0787), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.