CVE-2018-16836 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 61.4% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Rubedo through 3.4.0 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in the theme component, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read and execute arbitrary files outside of the service root path, as demonstrated by a /theme/default/img/%2e%2e/..//etc/passwd URI.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 61.44% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-09-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| rubedo project | rubedo |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Rubedo CMS 3.4.0 - Directory Traversal | 2018-09-12 |
References
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