# CVE-2018-25374: Softneta MedDream PACS Server Premium 6.7.1.1 Directory Traversal

> Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files, including system configurations and passwords, via directory traversal in MedDream PACS Server.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 May 2026
- **Updated:** 26 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hgwm-p79h-vgwp

## What is CVE-2018-25374?

CVE-2018-25374 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Softneta MedDream PACS Server Premium, published on 25 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Softneta MedDream PACS Server Premium 6.7.1.1 contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating the path parameter. Attackers can send requests to nocache.php with encoded backslash sequences to traverse directories and access sensitive files including system configuration and password files.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25374?


## How do I fix CVE-2018-25374?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25374 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-25374 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25374 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-25374 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-25374 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Softneta MedDream PACS Server Premium, published on 25 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25374 exists.

Affected product: Softneta MedDream PACS Server Premium. 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-2018-25374/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25374/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25374
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25374
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-25374

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25374/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.