CVE-2018-18777 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Microstrategy Web, version 7, in "/WebMstr7/servlet/mstrWeb" (in the parameter subpage) allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and list a parent directory via a /.. (slash dot dot) in a pathname used by a web application. NOTE: this is a deprecated product.

Published: 2018-11-01

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 22.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:microstrategy_web:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.22768.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150059/Microstrategy-Web-7-Cross-Site-Scripting-Traversal.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45755/

History

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Subscriptions

Microstrategy Microstrategy Web

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-11-01T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T11:16:00.365Z

Reserved: 2018-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-18777

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-11-01T17:29:00.873

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:47:52.730

Link: CVE-2018-18777

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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