CVE-2018-9205

HIGH EXPLOITED IN THE WILD NUCLEI

Drupal Avatar Uploader 7.x-1.0-beta8 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2018-9205 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV, InTheWild.io). EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including Larry W. Cashdollar. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an arbitrary file disclosure vulnerability in Drupal's avatar_uploader module (v7.x-1.0-beta8) due to insufficient path validation in view.php. The PoC uses a directory traversal attack to read sensitive files like /etc/passwd.

Description

Vulnerability in avatar_uploader v7.x-1.0-beta8 , The code in view.php doesn't verify users or sanitize the file path.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Larry W. Cashdollar · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44501

This exploit demonstrates an arbitrary file disclosure vulnerability in Drupal's avatar_uploader module (v7.x-1.0-beta8) due to insufficient path validation in view.php. The PoC uses a directory traversal attack to read sensitive files like /etc/passwd.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Drupal avatar_uploader v7.x-1.0-beta8
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

Drupal avatar_uploader v7.x-1.0-beta8 - Local File Inclusion
HIGHby daffainfo
Shodan: http.component:"drupal"

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.vapidlabs.com/advisory.php?v=202
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44501/
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.drupal.org/project/avatar_uploader

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.5692
EPSS Percentile 98.9%
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)
drupal/avatar_uploader 7.x-1.0 beta8
Published Apr 04, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026