CVE-2018-12939

Description

A directory traversal flaw in SeedDMS (formerly LetoDMS and MyDMS) before 5.1.8 allows an authenticated attacker to write to (or potentially delete) arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the "op/op.UploadChunks.php" "qquuid" parameter. NOTE: this can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code by using CVE-2018-12940.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.78% Top 30%
Third-Party Advisory sourceforge.net Third-Party Advisory contextis.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.contextis.com/resources/advisories/cve-2018-12939 third party advisory patch
https://sourceforge.net/p/seeddms/code/ci/seeddms-5.1.x/tree/CHANGELOG patch third party advisory release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-12939?
CVE-2018-12939 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-12939?
To fix CVE-2018-12939, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-12939 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-12939 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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