HIGH
Jekyll through 3.6.2, 3.7.x through 3.7.3, and 3.8.x through 3.8.3 allows attackers to access arbitrary files by specifying a symlink in the "include" key in the "_config.yml" file
Published Sep 28, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.19%
Description
Jekyll through 3.6.2, 3.7.x through 3.7.3, and 3.8.x through 3.8.3 allows attackers to access arbitrary files by specifying a symlink in the "include" key in the "_config.yml" file.
Affected products
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.
2.19% 0.02188
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02188
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02188) | 81.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02167) | 79.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00143) | 50.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00143) | 50.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00204) | 58.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00285) | 67.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00285) | 65.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 21, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 64.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 65.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00166) | 51.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 23.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 57.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4xjh-m3qx-49wc Advisory
- https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/pull/7224 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/jekyll/CVE-2018-17567.yml
- https://jekyllrb.com/news/2018/09/19/security-fixes-for-3-6-3-7-3-8/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/71da391f584b2fb301d2df0e491b279d87287e2fb4b11309f04ad984%40%3Ccommits.accumulo.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/71da391f584b2fb301d2df0e491b279d87287e2fb4b11309f04ad984@%3Ccommits.accumulo.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17567
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4xjh-m3qx-49wc | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/pull/7224 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/jekyll/CVE-2018-17567.yml | ||
| https://jekyllrb.com/news/2018/09/19/security-fixes-for-3-6-3-7-3-8/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/71da391f584b2fb301d2df0e491b279d87287e2fb4b11309f04ad984%40%3Ccommits.accumulo.apache.org%3E | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/71da391f584b2fb301d2df0e491b279d87287e2fb4b11309f04ad984@%3Ccommits.accumulo.apache.org%3E | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17567 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 28, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Sep 26, 2018
Link CVE-2018-17567
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-4XJH-M3QX-49WC Updated n/a