What is CVE-2018-7482?

CVE-2018-7482 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomlaworks K2, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-02-28.

How severe is CVE-2018-7482?

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

Path Traversal in Joomlaworks K2

CVE-2018-7482

The K2 component 2.8.0 for Joomla! has Incorrect Access Control with directory traversal, allowing an attacker to download arbitrary files, as demonstrated by a view=media&task=connector&cmd=file&target=l1_../configuration.php&download=1 r…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.024 (82.0th 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

Joomlaworks K2 — versions 2.8.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (exploit, Broken Link, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7482?: CVE-2018-7482 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joomlaworks K2, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-02-28.
How severe is CVE-2018-7482?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.