What is CVE-2018-15537?

CVE-2018-15537 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ocsinventory-Ng Ocsinventory Ng, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-11-29.

How severe is CVE-2018-15537?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Ocsinventory-Ng Ocsinventory Ng

CVE-2018-15537

Unrestricted file upload (with remote code execution) in OCS Inventory NG ocsreports allows a privileged user to gain access to the server via crafted HTTP requests.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2018-11-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.050 (92.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.050 · newest: 0.050 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ocsinventory-Ng Ocsinventory Ng

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/150330/OCS-Inventory-NG-ocsreports-Shell-Upload.h… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/40 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15537?: CVE-2018-15537 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ocsinventory-Ng Ocsinventory Ng, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-11-29.
How severe is CVE-2018-15537?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.