CVE-2018-7490
uWSGI before 2.0.17 mishandles a DOCUMENT_ROOT check during use of the --php-docroot option, allowing directory traversal.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 69.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
uWSGI before 2.0.17 mishandles a DOCUMENT_ROOT check during use of the --php-docroot option, allowing 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
- 69.42% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 2 March 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- unbit/uwsgi · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 53.5% on 21 September 2026 to 69.4% 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://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Changelog-2.0.17.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4142Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Changelog-2.0.17.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4142Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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