What is CVE-2018-12042?

CVE-2018-12042 is a high-severity vulnerability in Roxyfileman Roxy Fileman, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-07.

How severe is CVE-2018-12042?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-12042 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Roxyfileman Roxy Fileman

CVE-2018-12042

Roxy Fileman through v1.4.5 has Directory traversal via the php/download.php f parameter.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2018-06-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Roxyfileman Roxy Fileman

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

xkklq.coding.me/2018/06/07/roxyfileman-download/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12042?: CVE-2018-12042 is a high-severity vulnerability in Roxyfileman Roxy Fileman, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2018-12042?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-12042 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.