What is CVE-2018-18831?

CVE-2018-18831 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mingsoft Mcms, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-10-30.

How severe is CVE-2018-18831?

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

Path Traversal in Mingsoft Mcms

CVE-2018-18831

An issue was discovered in com\mingsoft\cms\action\GeneraterAction.java in MCMS 4.6.5. An attacker can write a .jsp file (in the position parameter) to an arbitrary directory via a ../ Directory Traversal in the url parameter.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.015 (72.4th 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:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Mingsoft Mcms — versions 4.6.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18831?: CVE-2018-18831 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mingsoft Mcms, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-10-30.
How severe is CVE-2018-18831?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.