What is CVE-2018-6397?

CVE-2018-6397 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomlacalendars Picture Calendar, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-30.

How severe is CVE-2018-6397?

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

Is CVE-2018-6397 known to be exploited?

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

Path Traversal in Joomlacalendars Picture Calendar

CVE-2018-6397

Directory Traversal exists in the Picture Calendar 3.1.4 component for Joomla! via the list.php folder parameter.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2018-01-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.119 (96.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.119 · newest: 0.119 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Joomlacalendars Picture Calendar — versions 3.1.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43931/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6397?: CVE-2018-6397 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomlacalendars Picture Calendar, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2018-6397?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-6397 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.