CVE Catalog

CVE-2018-25439

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.47%

41th percentile - higher than 41% of all known CVEs

Summary

MetInfo CMS 6.0.0 before 6.1.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in /include/thumb.php that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via the dir parameter. Attackers can send crafted requests with backslash sequences bypassing the str_replace filter to read files like config_db.php on Windows.

Risk Assessment

An unauthenticated attacker can read sensitive configuration files, potentially leading to disclosure of database credentials. Exploitation evidence has been observed in the wild.

Recommendation

Update MetInfo CMS to version 6.1.1 or later. If updating is not possible, restrict access to /include/thumb.php.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

MetInfo CMS 6.0.0 before 6.1.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in /include/thumb.php that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via the dir parameter. Attackers can send crafted requests with backslash sequences bypassing the str_replace filter to read files like config_db.php on Windows. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-14.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS