# CVE-2018-10615: Path traversal in MDS PulseNET and MDS PulseNET Enterprise

> Attackers can exploit directory traversal to exfiltrate or delete files on GE MDS PulseNET systems, impacting industrial control network security.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Jun 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8qc2-68rm-f7m2

## What is CVE-2018-10615?

CVE-2018-10615 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in GE MDS PulseNET and MDS PulseNET Enterprise, published on 4 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal may lead to files being exfiltrated or deleted on the GE MDS PulseNET and MDS PulseNET Enterprise version 3.2.1 and prior host platform.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-23 (Relative Path Traversal)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10615?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ge Mds Pulsenet.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-10615?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10615 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-10615 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in GE MDS PulseNET and MDS PulseNET Enterprise

- [CVE-2015-6459](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6459/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2018-10611](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10611/): Auth bypass in MDS PulseNET and MDS PulseNET Enterprise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-6456](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6456/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2018-10613](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10613/): XML external entity in MDS PulseNET and MDS PulseNET Enterprise (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-10615 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-10615 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in GE MDS PulseNET and MDS PulseNET Enterprise, published on 4 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: GE MDS PulseNET and MDS PulseNET Enterprise. 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-2018-10615/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10615/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10615
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10615
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-10615

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10615/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.