CVE-2018-7490: debian debian_linux

Modified

AliasesALPINE-CVE-2018-7490GHSA-h2vm-c85r-5vh5PYSEC-2018-78+3 more

Published 26-02-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-7490 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 69.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority

Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (exploit-database, 02-03-2018)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

7.5/10

010

High · v3.0 (NVD)

EPSS score

69.42%

0%100%

Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

26-02-2018
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
05-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions

v4.08.7v3.07.5v2.05.0

EPSS trend

Probability

69.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 69.42% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found

exploit-databasephpVerified
uWSGI < 2.0.17 - Directory Traversal
Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted DirectoryThe product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian2 products

uwsgi< 2.0.7-1+deb8u2 | < 2.0.14+20161117-3+deb9u2 | < 2.0.15-10.4
debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0

Alpine1 product

uwsgi< 2.0.17-r0

PyPI1 product

uwsgi< 2.0.17

Ubuntu1 product

uwsgi< 1.9.17.1-5ubuntu0.1 | < 2.0.12-5ubuntu3.2 | < 2.0.15-10.2ubuntu2.1

Unbit1 product

uwsgi< 2.0.17

5 vendors · 6 products

References

13 links

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223/ExploitX Refsource EXPLOIT DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4142Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource DEBIANThird Party AdvisoryWEBAdvisory
uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Changelog-2.0.17.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryWEBREPORT
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-7490Advisory
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7490Advisory
github.com/unbit/uwsgi/commit/0a480f435ea6feb63deb410ad2bf376ed3f05f8aWEBREPORT
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/uwsgi/PYSEC-2018-78.yamlWEB
github.com/unbit/uwsgiPACKAGE
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223WEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h2vm-c85r-5vh5Advisory

Show all 13 references

ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7490REPORT
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7490REPORT
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-7490Advisory