CVE-2018-1000161

nmap: directory traversal in the way the non-default http-fetch script sanitized URLs

Published Apr 18, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.7 Medium EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
nmap version 6.49BETA6 through 7.60, up to and including SVN revision 37147 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in NSE script http-fetch that can result in file overwrite as the user is running it. This attack appears to be exploitable via a victim that runs NSE script http-fetch against a malicious web site. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 7.7.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-1865 nmap version 6.49BETA6 through 7.60, up to and including SVN revision 37147 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in NSE script http-fetch that can result in file overwrite as the user is running it. This attack appears to be exploitable via a victim that runs NSE script http-fetch against a malicious web site. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 7.7.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 12:33 PM
Reserved
Mar 27, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 18, 2018, 7:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:32 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 20, 2018, 12:00 AM