What is CVE-2018-17984?

CVE-2018-17984 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ispconfig, classified under Incorrect Regular Expression. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-10-04.

How severe is CVE-2018-17984?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ispconfig

CVE-2018-17984

An unanchored /[a-z]{2}/ regular expression in ISPConfig before 3.1.13 makes it possible to include arbitrary files, leading to code execution. This is exploitable by authenticated users who have local filesystem access.

EPSS: 0.034 (87.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ispconfig
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-185 — Incorrect Regular Expression

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17984?: CVE-2018-17984 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ispconfig, classified under Incorrect Regular Expression. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-10-04.
How severe is CVE-2018-17984?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.