CVE-2018-3778 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) CWE-285 vulnerability in aedes. A fix is available for aedes — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Improper Authorization in aedes
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2018-3778 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,738 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
aedesnpmDescription
Versions of aedes before 0.35.1 does not respect its own authorization rules when a client sets a Last Will.
Recommendation
Update to version 0.35.1 or later.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | aedes | all versions | 0.35.1npm install aedes@0.35.1 |
Affected Products
aedesaedes_projectDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for aedes, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update aedes to 0.35.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2018-3778 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2018-3778 in your dependencies?
Find it across npm, including transitive dependencies.