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high 7.5

CVE-2018-15535 in the critical feed json

/filemanager/ajax_calls.php in tecrail Responsive FileManager before 9.13.4 uses external input to construct a pathname that should be with…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-7411

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
44.8%
EPSS 44.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

/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.

Patch / fix

  • tecrail responsive_filemanager 9.13.4

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-45271)

Exploit prediction

44.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-45271 Responsive FileManager < 9.13.4 - Directory Traversal webapps, 2018-08-27
  • Nuclei template Responsive FileManager <9.13.4 - Local File Inclusion nuclei detection template
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/34 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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