What is CVE-2019-16868?

CVE-2019-16868 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Emlog, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2019-16868?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-16868 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Emlog

CVE-2019-16868

emlog through 6.0.0beta has an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via an admin/data.php?action=dell_all_bak request with directory traversal sequences in the bak[] parameter.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.026 (83.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Emlog — versions 6.0.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16868?: CVE-2019-16868 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Emlog, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2019-16868?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-16868 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.