HIGH
man-cgi before 1.16 allows Local File Inclusion via absolute path traversal, as demonstrated by a cgi-bin/man-cgi?/etc/passwd URI
Published Aug 14, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.75%
Description
man-cgi before 1.16 allows Local File Inclusion via absolute path traversal, as demonstrated by a cgi-bin/man-cgi?/etc/passwd URI.
Affected products
No data.
- < 1.16
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.75% 0.03748
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03748
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.75% (0.03748) | 89.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.75% (0.03748) | 88.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00581) | 66.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02204) | 74.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 45.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 45.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00137) | 48.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 56.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 3.01th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 3.04th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 6.62th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148855/man-cgi-Local-File-Inclusion.html x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/542208/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148855/man-cgi-Local-File-Inclusion.html | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/542208/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 14, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jul 19, 2018
Link CVE-2018-14429
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a