CVE-2018-9118

HIGH EXPLOITED IN THE WILD NUCLEI

99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements < 4.1.5 - Path Traversal via Filename Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2018-9118 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV, InTheWild.io). EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including Colette Chamberland. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in WP Background Takeover plugin versions <= 4.1.4. It allows an attacker to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the 'filename' parameter in the download.php script.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Colette Chamberland · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44417

This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in WP Background Takeover plugin versions <= 4.1.4. It allows an attacker to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the 'filename' parameter in the download.php script.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WP Background Takeover <= 4.1.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must have the vulnerable plugin installed and accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

WordPress 99 Robots WP Background Takeover Advertisements <=4.1.4 - Local File Inclusion
HIGHby 0x_Akoko

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44417/
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9056
Product, Release Notes x_refsource_confirm
https://99robots.com/docs/wp-background-takeover-advertisements/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.7131
EPSS Percentile 98.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2021-04-12
InTheWild.io 2021-04-12
CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
99robots/wp_background_takeover_advertisements < 4.1.5
Published Apr 12, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026