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CVE-2018-16716 Details

Description

A path traversal vulnerability exists in viewcgi.c in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox, which may result in reading of arbitrary files (i.e., significant information disclosure) or file deletion via the nph-viewgif.cgi query string.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.1 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-16716.md CVEThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-16716.md [email protected]Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
nih ncbi toolbox
>= 2.0.7, <= 2.2.26

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:nih:ncbi_toolbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-16716
NVD Published Date:
May 2, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-16716 Details - Not Deferred