What is CVE-2018-14957?

CVE-2018-14957 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Isweb, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-28.

How severe is CVE-2018-14957?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Isweb

CVE-2018-14957

CMS ISWEB 3.5.3 is vulnerable to directory traversal and local file download, as demonstrated by moduli/downloadFile.php?file=oggetto_documenti/../.././inc/config.php (one can take the control of the application because credentials are present in that config.php file).

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.016 (73.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Isweb — versions 3.5.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14957?: CVE-2018-14957 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Isweb, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2018-14957?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.