# CVE-2018-17899: Path traversal in LAquis SCADA

> Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in LAquis SCADA to achieve remote code execution, posing a critical risk to industrial control systems.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 17 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fqm8-4qp5-8qr2

## What is CVE-2018-17899?

CVE-2018-17899 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in LCDS - Leão Consultoria e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas LTDA ME LAquis SCADA, published on 17 Oct 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

LAquis SCADA Versions 4.1.0.3870 and prior has a path traversal vulnerability, which may allow remote code execution.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17899?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Lcds Laquis Scada.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-17899?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-17899 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-17899 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17899 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in LCDS - Leão Consultoria e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas LTDA ME LAquis SCADA

- [CVE-2018-18996](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18996/): Missing authorization in LCDS Laquis SCADA (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-18998](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18998/): Hardcoded credentials in LCDS Laquis SCADA (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-17893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17893/): Null dereference in LAquis SCADA (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-17895](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17895/): Memory corruption in LAquis SCADA (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-17897](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17897/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-17899 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-17899 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in LCDS - Leão Consultoria e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas LTDA ME LAquis SCADA, published on 17 Oct 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-2018-17899 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: LCDS - Leão Consultoria e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas LTDA ME LAquis SCADA. 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-2018-17899/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17899/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17899
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17899
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-17899

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