CVE-2018-15535
/filemanager/ajax_calls.php in tecrail Responsive FileManager before 9.13.4 uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize get_file sequences such as ".." that can resolve to…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 45.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
/filemanager/ajax_calls.php in tecrail Responsive FileManager before 9.13.4 uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize get_file sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory, aka Directory Traversal.
- 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
- 45.24% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 27 August 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- tecrail/responsive filemanager
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 18.6% on 21 September 2026 to 45.2% on 27 October 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://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/34Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45271/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/34Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45271/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.