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)

EPSS: 0.148 (96.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

  • Machform — versions 4.2.3
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, 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.