CVE-2018-7490 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

uWSGI before 2.0.17 mishandles a DOCUMENT_ROOT check during use of the --php-docroot option, allowing directory traversal.

Published: 2018-02-26

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 69.4% High

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:unbit:uwsgi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-4142-1	uwsgi security update
Github GHSA	GHSA-h2vm-c85r-5vh5	uWSGI Directory Traversal vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.69423.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Changelog-2.0.17.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4142
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223/

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Unbit Uwsgi

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-02-26T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T06:31:03.712Z

Reserved: 2018-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-7490

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-02-26T22:29:00.697

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:03:13.950

Link: CVE-2018-7490

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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