Path Traversal in Unbit Uwsgi
CVE-2018-7490
uWSGI before 2.0.17 mishandles a DOCUMENT_ROOT check during use of the --php-docroot option, allowing directory traversal.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
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: 0.694 (99.4th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.535 · newest: 0.694 · change: +0.160
Affected products
- Unbit Uwsgi
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4142 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Changelog-2.0.17.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-7490?
- CVE-2018-7490 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unbit Uwsgi, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-02-26.
- How severe is CVE-2018-7490?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-7490 known to be exploited?
- 22 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.