# CVE-2018-1000504: Path traversal in n/a

> An admin can execute arbitrary PHP files via path traversal in Pass-through mode, requiring admin access to exploit.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Jun 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hrr3-4mf8-j2w9

## What is CVE-2018-1000504?

CVE-2018-1000504 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jun 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Redirection version 2.7.3 contains a ACE via file inclusion vulnerability in Pass-through mode that can result in allows admins to execute any PHP file in the filesystem. This attack appear to be exploitable via Attacker must be have access to an admin account on the target site. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.8.

Weakness: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000504?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redirection Redirection.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1000504?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1000504 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-1000504 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000504 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-1000509](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000509/): Deserialization in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2011-5329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-5329/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2012-6717](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6717/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1000504 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1000504 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jun 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000504 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000504/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000504/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000504
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000504
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1000504

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000504/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.