HIGH
uWSGI before 2.0.17 mishandles a DOCUMENT_ROOT check during use of the --php-docroot option, allowing directory traversal
Published Feb 26, 2018
8.7
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 69.42%
Description
uWSGI before 2.0.17 mishandles a DOCUMENT_ROOT check during use of the --php-docroot option, allowing directory traversal.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
8.7 HIGH GHSA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality High
Vulnerable System Integrity None
Vulnerable System Availability None
Subsequent System Confidentiality None
Subsequent System Integrity None
Subsequent System Availability None
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.
69.42% 0.69423
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.69423
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 (36 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 69.42% (0.69423) | 99.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 69.42% (0.69423) | 99.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 53.46% (0.53464) | 98.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 69.42% (0.69423) | 99.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 53.46% (0.53464) | 98.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 69.42% (0.69423) | 99.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 53.46% (0.53464) | 98.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 69.42% (0.69423) | 99.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 53.46% (0.53464) | 98.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 69.42% (0.69423) | 99.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 70.81% (0.70810) | 99.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 94.11% (0.94105) | 99.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 91.21% (0.91211) | 99.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 94.02% (0.94024) | 99.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 90.91% (0.90908) | 99.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 94.86% (0.94858) | 99.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2023 | 95.41% (0.95410) | 99.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | 95.64% (0.95641) | 99.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 16, 2023 | 96.54% (0.96541) | 99.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | 96.41% (0.96407) | 99.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 29, 2023 | 96.56% (0.96560) | 99.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 10, 2023 | 96.76% (0.96760) | 99.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2023 | 96.89% (0.96895) | 99.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 97.07% (0.97067) | 99.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | 97.17% (0.97166) | 99.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2023 | 97.21% (0.97211) | 99.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 10, 2023 | 97.19% (0.97192) | 99.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.18% (0.97181) | 99.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 73.96% (0.73957) | 99.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 4, 2022 | 73.96% (0.73957) | 99.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 16.39% (0.16390) | 95.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 16.39% (0.16390) | 92.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.63% (0.03630) | 71.73th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.63% (0.03630) | 71.48th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.63% (0.03630) | 82.60th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.63% (0.03630) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h2vm-c85r-5vh5 Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/uwsgi/PYSEC-2018-78.yaml
- https://github.com/unbit/uwsgi/commit/0a480f435ea6feb63deb410ad2bf376ed3f05f8a
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7490
- https://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Changelog-2.0.17.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4142 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h2vm-c85r-5vh5 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/uwsgi/PYSEC-2018-78.yaml | ||
| https://github.com/unbit/uwsgi/commit/0a480f435ea6feb63deb410ad2bf376ed3f05f8a | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7490 | ||
| https://uwsgi-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Changelog-2.0.17.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4142 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44223 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 26, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Feb 26, 2018
Link CVE-2018-7490
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-H2VM-C85R-5VH5 Updated n/a