CVE-2015-5079
Directory traversal vulnerability in widgets/logs.php in BlackCat CMS before 1.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.0%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in widgets/logs.php in BlackCat CMS before 1.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the dl parameter.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 17.01% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 17 June 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- blackcat-cms/blackcat cms
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 12.3% on 21 September 2026 to 17.0% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132541/BlackCat-CMS-1.1.1-Path-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535900/100/0/threadedExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23263Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132541/BlackCat-CMS-1.1.1-Path-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535900/100/0/threadedExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23263Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.