What is CVE-2018-18950?

CVE-2018-18950 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kindeditor, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2018-18950?

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

Is CVE-2018-18950 known to be exploited?

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

Path Traversal in Kindeditor

CVE-2018-18950

KindEditor through 4.1.11 has a path traversal vulnerability in php/upload_json.php. Anyone can browse a file or directory in the kindeditor/attached/ folder via the path parameter without authentication.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.021 (80.2th 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

Kindeditor
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18950?: CVE-2018-18950 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kindeditor, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-18950?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-18950 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.