9.1

CVE-2018-16716

A path traversal vulnerability exists in viewcgi.c in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox, which may result in reading of arbitrary files (i.e., significant information disclosure) or file deletion via the nph-viewgif.cgi query string.

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Nih ≫ Ncbi Toolbox Version >= 2.0.7 <= 2.2.26
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 44.54% 0.972
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 9.1 3.9 5.2
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
nvd@nist.gov 7.5 10 6.4
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.