CVE-2018-7490 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 69.4% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
uWSGI before 2.0.17 mishandles a DOCUMENT_ROOT check during use of the --php-docroot option, allowing directory traversal.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 69.42% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-02-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| unbit | uwsgi |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | uWSGI < 2.0.17 - Directory Traversal | 2018-03-02 |
References
- https://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Changelog-2.0.17.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4142
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223/
- https://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Changelog-2.0.17.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4142
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223/
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