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.

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)

EPSS: 0.086 (94.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Nih Ncbi_toolbox
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

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.