CVE-2018-16821 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can list arbitrary directories in SeaCMS via path traversal in the admin template upload script, exposing sensitive file structures.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-16821?

CVE-2018-16821 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Seacms Seacms, published on 21 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SeaCMS 6.64 allows arbitrary directory listing via upload/admin/admin_template.php?path=../templets/../../ requests.

Weakness: CWE-434

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16821?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Seacms Seacms.

How do I fix CVE-2018-16821?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16821 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2018-16821 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16821 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-7q5r-4p6j-qj2h.

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