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CVE-2018-7490

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

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
February 26, 2018
Published Date
February 26, 2018
Last Updated
August 05, 2024
Vendor
n/a
Product
n/a
Description
uWSGI before 2.0.17 mishandles a DOCUMENT_ROOT check during use of the --php-docroot option, allowing directory traversal.
Tags
nuclei_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.0

7.5 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploit Status

Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2024-06-14 02:50:35 UTC) Source

References

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

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
The Shadowserver (via CIRCL) 2026-04-15 14:28:38 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-7490.yaml 2025-04-25 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

qinzhu111/uWSGI-CVE-2018-7490-POC

Type: github • Created: 2024-06-14 02:50:35 UTC • Stars: 1

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Proof of Concept Exploit Available

  • Detected by Nuclei

  • Added to KEVIntel