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high 7.5

CVE-2015-5079 in the critical feed json

Directory traversal vulnerability in widgets/logs.php in BlackCat CMS before 1.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-5095

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
17.0%
EPSS 17.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in widgets/logs.php in BlackCat CMS before 1.1.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the dl parameter.

Patch / fix

  • blackcat-cms blackcat_cms 1.1.2

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-37304)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

17.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-37304 BlackCat CMS 1.1.1 - Arbitrary File Download webapps, 2015-06-17
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132541/BlackCat-CMS-1.1.1-Path-Traversal.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • htbridge.com https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23263 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535900/100/0/threaded referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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