Denial of Service Vulnerability in AMPPS by Softaculous
CVE-2018-25169

8.7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Ampps

Status
Ampps
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 March 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2018-25169?

AMPPS 2.7 is impacted by a denial of service vulnerability that enables remote attackers to crash the service. By exploiting this flaw, attackers can send malformed data to the server's default HTTP port. This attack employs multiple socket connections, transmitting invalid payloads that exhaust server resources, leading to service unavailability. Effective mitigation strategies are necessary to safeguard against potential exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

AMPPS 2.7

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2018-25169 - Proof of Concept

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45850
exploit
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ampps-denial-of-serv...
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
8.7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Ihsan Sencan
.