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CVE-2018-14957

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2018-09-28
  • WeaknessCWE-22

Am I affected?

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Description

CMS ISWEB 3.5.3 is vulnerable to directory traversal and local file download, as demonstrated by moduli/downloadFile.php?file=oggetto_documenti/../.././inc/config.php (one can take the control of the application because credentials are present in that config.php file).

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-09-2800:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Isweb
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.5= 3.5.3no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-09-28
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-x3wm-2593-94c6

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14957?

CMS ISWEB 3.5.3 is vulnerable to directory traversal and local file download, as demonstrated by moduli/downloadFile.php?file=oggetto_documenti/../.././inc/config.php (one can take the control of the application because credentials are present in that config.php file).

Is CVE-2018-14957 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-14957 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.6% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-14957?

CVE-2018-14957 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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