---
id: CVE-2018-25169
title: >-
  AMPPS 2.7 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote
  attackers to crash the service by sending malformed data to the default HTTP
  port
summary: >-
  AMPPS 2.7 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote
  attackers to crash the service by sending malformed data to the default HTTP
  port. Attackers can establish multiple socket connections and transmit invalid
  payloads …
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-1188
published: '2026-03-06'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T08:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25169'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45850'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ampps-denial-of-service-via-malformed-socket-connection
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00345
epssPercentile: 0.25839
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T08:20:03.895Z'
---

## Overview

AMPPS 2.7 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to crash the service by sending malformed data to the default HTTP port. Attackers can establish multiple socket connections and transmit invalid payloads to exhaust server resources and cause service unavailability.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.