CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-16716

A path traversal vulnerability exists in viewcgi.c in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox, which may result in reading of arbitrary files (i.e., significant information disclosure) or file deletion via the nph-viewgif.cgi query string.

7.5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

9.1 /10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-16716.md Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:nih:ncbi_toolbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2019-05-02 08:29

Updated : 2019-05-03 07:07

NVD link : CVE-2018-16716

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16716

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-22