# CVE-2018-10686: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Reflected XSS in Vesta Control Panel allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted path parameter.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 May 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r2c4-6qfq-6ppm

## What is CVE-2018-10686?

CVE-2018-10686 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Vesta Control Panel 0.9.8-20. There is Reflected XSS via $_REQUEST['path'] to the view/file/index.php URI, which can lead to remote PHP code execution via vectors involving a file_put_contents call in web/upload/UploadHandler.php.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10686?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vestacp Control Panel.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-10686?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10686 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-10686 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10686 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-12791](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12791/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-12792](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12792/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-4117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4117/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-30463](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30463/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-46850](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46850/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-10686 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-10686 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10686 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-2018-10686/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10686/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10686
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10686
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-10686

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