CVE-2018-17553
An "Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type" issue with directory traversal in navigate_upload.php in Naviwebs Navigate CMS 2.8 allows authenticated attackers to achieve remote code execution via a POST request with engine=picnik and…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 79.0%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
An "Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type" issue with directory traversal in navigate_upload.php in Naviwebs Navigate CMS 2.8 allows authenticated attackers to achieve remote code execution via a POST request with engine=picnik and id=../../../navigate_info.php.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 78.99% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 8 October 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-434
- Affected
- naviwebs/navigate cms
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 74.8% on 21 September 2026 to 79.0% 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
- https://github.com/NavigateCMS/Navigate-CMS/commit/2bdcb8b3c5bb23851a2115db96585f1ac8cb2d1ePatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/10704Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45561/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/NavigateCMS/Navigate-CMS/commit/2bdcb8b3c5bb23851a2115db96585f1ac8cb2d1ePatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/10704Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45561/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.