# CVE-2018-11051: RSA Certificate Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can exploit path traversal in RSA Certificate Manager to read arbitrary files on the server filesystem.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pphw-x8fq-53rc

## What is CVE-2018-11051?

CVE-2018-11051 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Certificate Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability, published on 3 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

RSA Certificate Manager Versions 6.9 build 560 through 6.9 build 564 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the RSA CMP Enroll Server and the RSA REST Enroll Server. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by manipulating input parameters of the application to gain unauthorized read access to the files stored on the server filesystem, with the privileges of the running web application.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11051?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Emc Rsa Certificate Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-11051?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11051 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-11051 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11051 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Certificate Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability

- [CVE-2015-4546](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4546/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2015-0523](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0523/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2015-0522](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0522/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2015-0521](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0521/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-11051 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-11051 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Certificate Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability, published on 3 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11051 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Certificate Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability. 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-2018-11051/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11051/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11051
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11051
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-11051

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