High severity · published May 2, 2019
CVE-2018-16961
An issue was discovered in Open XDMoD through 7.5.0
7.5
CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in Open XDMoD through 7.5.0. html/gui/general/dl_publication.php allows Path traversal via the file parameter, allowing remote attackers to read PDF files in arbitrary directories.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OX
Open Xdmod · Buffalo
through 7.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16961
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16961
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-16961.md
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