Path Traversal in Nih Ncbi Toolbox

CVE-2018-16716

A path traversal vulnerability exists in viewcgi.c in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox, which may result in reading of arbitrary files (i.e., significant information disclosure) or file deletion via the nph-viewgif.cgi query string.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.086 (94.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.9% 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-2018-16716: held from 0.086 to 0.086.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.086 · newest: 0.086 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16716?
CVE-2018-16716 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nih Ncbi Toolbox, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-16716?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-16716 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.