THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-15535
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2018-15535

Responsive Filemanager vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
45.2%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
/filemanager/ajax_calls.php in tecrail Responsive FileManager before 9.13.4 uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize get_file sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory, aka Directory Traversal.
Affected vendor
Tecrail
Affected product
Responsive Filemanager
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2018-08-24

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 45.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-15535

  • Confirm whether Tecrail Responsive Filemanager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-15535.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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