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CVE-2018-19458

In PHP Proxy 3.0.3, any user can read files from the server without authentication due to an index.php?q=file:/// LFI URI, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-19246.

EXPLOITHIGH 7.5EPSS 32.9%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.9%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

In PHP Proxy 3.0.3, any user can read files from the server without authentication due to an index.php?q=file:/// LFI URI, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-19246.

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
32.88% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 5 November 2018
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-287
Affected
php-proxy/php-proxy
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%18%35%21 September 2026: 13.73%22 September 2026: 32.88%27 October 2026: 32.88%21 September 202627 October 2026

EPSS moved from 13.7% on 21 September 2026 to 32.9% 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.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-45780source ↗PHP Proxy 3.0.3 - Local File Inclusionphp · AkkuSwebapps5 November 2018no

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.