Critical severity · published Oct 31, 2018
CVE-2018-18869
EmpireCMS V7.5 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code via ..%2F directory traversal in a .php filename in the upload/e/admin/ecmscom.php path parameter
9.8
CVSS
3.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
EmpireCMS V7.5 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code via ..%2F directory traversal in a .php filename in the upload/e/admin/ecmscom.php path parameter.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.7% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EM
Empirecms · Phome
7.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18869
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18869
Exploit
https://qclover.github.io/2018/10/10/EmpireCMS_V7.5%E7%9A%84%E4%B8%80%E6%AC%A1%E5%AE%A1%E8%AE%A1.html
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