Path Traversal in Seeddms

CVE-2018-12939

A directory traversal flaw in SeedDMS (formerly LetoDMS and MyDMS) before 5.1.8 allows an authenticated attacker to write to (or potentially delete) arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the "op/op.UploadChunks.php" "qquuid" parameter. NOTE: this can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code by using CVE-2018-12940.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.020 (78.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12939?
CVE-2018-12939 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Seeddms, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2018-12939?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-12939 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.