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)

EPSS: 0.699 (99.3th 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

Unbit Uwsgi
Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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?: 21 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.