Path Traversal in Lexmark 6500e

CVE-2018-18894

Certain older Lexmark devices (C, M, X, and 6500e before 2018-12-18) contain a directory traversal vulnerability in the embedded web server.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.017 (73.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18894?: CVE-2018-18894 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lexmark 6500e, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2018-18894?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.