CVE-2018-9118
exports/download.php in the 99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements plugin before 4.1.5 for WordPress has Directory Traversal via a .. in the filename parameter.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 46.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
exports/download.php in the 99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements plugin before 4.1.5 for WordPress has Directory Traversal via a .. in the filename parameter.
- 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
- 46.29% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 9 April 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- 99robots/wp background takeover advertisements
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 22.6% on 21 September 2026 to 46.3% 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://99robots.com/docs/wp-background-takeover-advertisements/Product, Release Notes
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9056Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44417/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://99robots.com/docs/wp-background-takeover-advertisements/Product, Release Notes
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9056Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44417/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.