# CVE-2018-18593: MFSBGN03838 rev.1 - UCMDB Configuration Management Service, Multiple Vulnerabilities

> Remote attackers can exploit directory traversal to disclose privileged information in Micro Focus UCMDB Configuration Management Service.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Dec 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v7cj-g3gx-p5gf

## What is CVE-2018-18593?

CVE-2018-18593 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Micro Focus UCMDB Configuration Management Service, published on 31 Dec 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Remote Directory Traversal and Remote Disclosure of Privileged Information in UCMDB Configuration Management Service, version 10.22, 10.22 CUP1, 10.22 CUP2, 10.22 CUP3, 10.22 CUP4, 10.22 CUP5, 10.22 CUP6, 10.22 CUP7, 10.33, 10.33 CUP1, 10.33 CUP2, 10.33 CUP3, 2018.02, 2018.05, 2018.08, 2018.11. The vulnerabilities could allow Remote Directory Traversal and Remote Disclosure of Privileged Information

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18593?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Ucmdb Configuration Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-18593?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18593 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-18593 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18593 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Micro Focus UCMDB Configuration Management Service

- [CVE-2017-8947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8947/): Path traversal in UCMDB (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-14351](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14351/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-14352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14352/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-18593 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-18593 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Micro Focus UCMDB Configuration Management Service, published on 31 Dec 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18593 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Micro Focus UCMDB Configuration Management Service. 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-2018-18593/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18593/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18593
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18593
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-18593

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