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Public proof of concept

CVE-2018-19246

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2018-11-13
  • WeaknessCWE-200

Am I affected?

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Description

PHP-Proxy 5.1.0 allows remote attackers to read local files if the default "pre-installed version" (intended for users who lack shell access to their web server) is used. This occurs because the aeb067ca0aa9a3193dce3a7264c90187 app_key value from the default config.php is in place, and this value can be easily used to calculate the authorization data needed for local file inclusion.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-11-1309:29CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2018-11-15Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 03:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
athlon1600/php-proxy
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.1≤ 5.1.0no fix published
Php-proxy
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.1= 5.1.0no 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

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-45861
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedNeoWans/CVE-2018-19246
PoC-in-GitHub
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:N/A:N
Published
2018-11-13
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-pc5h-m95g-v6rh

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19246?

PHP-Proxy 5.1.0 allows remote attackers to read local files if the default "pre-installed version" (intended for users who lack shell access to their web server) is used. This occurs because the aeb067ca0aa9a3193dce3a7264c90187 app_key value from the default config.php is in place, and this value can be easily used to calculate the authorization data needed for local file inclusion.

Is CVE-2018-19246 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-19246 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 22.0% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-19246?

CVE-2018-19246 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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