Path Traversal in Machform
CVE-2018-6409
An issue was discovered in Appnitro MachForm before 4.2.3. The module in charge of serving stored files gets the path from the database. Modifying the name of the file to serve on the corresponding ap_form table leads to a path traversal vulnerability via the download.php q parameter.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.146 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.146 · newest: 0.146 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Machform — versions 4.2.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- metalamin.github.io/MachForm-not-0-day-EN/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44804/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.machform.com/blog-machform-423-security-release/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6409?
- CVE-2018-6409 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Machform, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-05-26.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6409?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.