CVE-2018-7490

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Published Feb 26, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 69.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

uWSGI before 2.0.17 mishandles a DOCUMENT_ROOT check during use of the --php-docroot option, allowing directory traversal.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:unbit:uwsgi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-4142-1	uwsgi security update
Github GHSA	GHSA-h2vm-c85r-5vh5	uWSGI Directory Traversal vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 69.4% (69.423% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Changelog-2.0.17.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4142
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223/

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Unbit Uwsgi

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 6:31 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 26, 2018, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 6:31 AM
Reserved: Feb 26, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:03 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 26, 2018, 10:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:03 AM

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