VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-14429
man-cgi before 1.16 allows Local File Inclusion via absolute path traversal, as demonstrated by a cgi-bin/man-cgi?/etc/passwd URI.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.75%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.75%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
man-cgi before 1.16 allows Local File Inclusion via absolute path traversal, as demonstrated by a cgi-bin/man-cgi?/etc/passwd URI.
- 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
- 3.75% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- man-cgi project/man-cgi
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148855/man-cgi-Local-File-Inclusion.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/542208/100/0/threadedPatch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148855/man-cgi-Local-File-Inclusion.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/542208/100/0/threadedPatch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.