What is CVE-2018-15694?

CVE-2018-15694 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asustor Data Master, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-08-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-15694?

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

Path Traversal in Asustor Data Master

CVE-2018-15694

ASUSTOR Data Master 3.1.5 and below allows authenticated remote non-administrative users to upload files to arbitrary locations due to a path traversal vulnerability. This could lead to code execution if the "Web Server" feature is enabled.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2018-08-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Asustor Data Master
Tenable Asustor Data Master — versions 3.1.5 and below

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-22 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15694?: CVE-2018-15694 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asustor Data Master, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-08-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-15694?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.