What is CVE-2018-16961?

CVE-2018-16961 is a high-severity vulnerability in Buffalo Open_xdmod, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-16961?

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

Is CVE-2018-16961 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Buffalo Open_xdmod

CVE-2018-16961

An issue was discovered in Open XDMoD through 7.5.0. html/gui/general/dl_publication.php allows Path traversal via the file parameter, allowing remote attackers to read PDF files in arbitrary directories.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.025 (83.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Buffalo Open_xdmod
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

grymer/CVE

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16961?: CVE-2018-16961 is a high-severity vulnerability in Buffalo Open_xdmod, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-16961?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-16961 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.