Path Traversal in HackerOne M-Server

CVE-2018-16485

Path Traversal vulnerability in module m-server <1.4.1 allows malicious user to access unauthorized content of any file in the directory tree e.g. /etc/passwd by appending slashes to the URL request.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

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:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (70.0th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-16485: held from 0.013 to 0.013.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16485?
CVE-2018-16485 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HackerOne M-Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2018-16485?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-16485 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.