{"id":"CVE-2018-19246","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-19246","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:20:23.740Z","title":"PHP-Proxy 5.1.0 allows remote attackers to read local files if the default \"pre-installed version\" (intended for users who lack shell access to their web server) is used.","description":"PHP-Proxy 5.1.0 allows remote attackers to read local files if the default \"pre-installed version\" (intended for users who lack shell access to their web server) is used. This occurs because the aeb067ca0aa9a3193dce3a7264c90187 app_key value from the default config.php is in place, and this value can be easily used to calculate the authorization data needed for local file inclusion.","published":"2018-11-13T09:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:49:02.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-200"],"affected":["php-proxy/php-proxy"],"epss":{"score":0.21951,"percentile":0.97642,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.10048,"percentile":0.95468},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.21951,"percentile":0.97547}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-11-15","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":45861,"kind":"exploit","title":"PHP-Proxy 5.1.0 - Local File Inclusion","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45861","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/45861.txt","file":"exploits/php/webapps/45861.txt","published":"2018-11-15","added":"2018-11-15","updated":"2018-11-15","author":"Ameer Pornillos","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":80,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-19246"],"tags":"File Inclusion (LFI/RFI)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.comphp-proxy.zip","screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.0%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.21951,"from":0.10048,"percentile":0.97547},"summary":"EPSS moved from 10.0% to 22.0% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/Athlon1600/php-proxy-app/issues/134","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45861/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/Athlon1600/php-proxy-app/issues/134","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45861/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19246","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}