CVE-2018-14429

HIGH

man-cgi < 1.16 - Local File Inclusion via Absolute Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

man-cgi before 1.16 allows Local File Inclusion via absolute path traversal, as demonstrated by a cgi-bin/man-cgi?/etc/passwd URI.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/542208/100/0/threaded
Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148855/man-cgi-Local-File-Inclusion.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0375
EPSS Percentile 88.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
man-cgi_project/man-cgi < 1.16
Published Aug 14, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026